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Subject: Jacques Richard, 50, Who Played in the N.H.L.

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Date Posted: October 15, 2002 1:12:34 EDT
In reply to: Michelle 's message, "Recent obituaries you might have missed seeing elsewhere" on October 15, 2002 1:00:40 EDT

Jacques Richard, who played 10 years in the National Hockey League and later served a prison sentence for drug smuggling, died after a car accident on Tuesday. He was 50.

Richard lost control of his car and crashed into a culvert, the police in Quebec said.

In 1972, Richard was the first-ever draft pick by the Atlanta Flames and later played with Buffalo before finishing his career with Quebec. He scored 160 career goals and had 147 assists.

His best season was in 1980-81 with the Nordiques, when he scored 52 goals with 51 assists. He retired in 1983.

In February 1989, Richard was arrested at Montreal's Mirabel Airport when he returned from Colombia with more than five pounds of cocaine in the bottom of a golf bag. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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