The Gold Coast Bulletin

Farewell for footy great

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PLANS are under way in Victoria for a state funeral for footy legend Lou Richards.

Richards died in a Melbourne nursing home on Monday aged 94 after a long and celebrated career as a footballer and media figure.

His family accepted the state government’s offer of a state funeral. “I think that would be a great honour,” Nicole Morrison said.” The funeral will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on May 17 at 11am.

Richards captained Collingwoo­d’s 1953 VFL premiershi­p side before becoming one of the AFL’s most beloved figures from the 1950s to the ’90s.

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