Richmond Flowers Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richmond Flowers Jr.

former American football wide receiver

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Dothan, Alabama, United States

Profession: athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Richmond McDavid Flowers Jr.
(born June 13, 1947) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft.
He was also a track All-American in college. Flowers participated in track and field primarily as a hurdler, specializing in the 110-meter high hurdles.
After capturing the NCAA championship in the event in 1968, he was a leading contender to win the gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics before suffering a hamstring injury just prior to the Olympic trials.
He set several records during his career. He was the son of Richmond Flowers Sr., an anti-segregationist who served a tumultuous term as Alabama's attorney general in the 1960s.