Richard Bernard Collier was born on October 23,1981 and is an American former professional football player.
12 Facts About Richard Collier
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Richard Collier played offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League from 2006 to 2008, until a shooting incident left him paralyzed from the waist down, ending his football career.
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Richard Collier was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006 as an undrafted free agent, and played two seasons for the team.
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Richard Collier's career was cut short after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds in early September 2008.
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Richard Collier played football at Northwood High School, where he graduated in 2001.
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Richard Collier made the final roster following the preseason and went on to play in four games his rookie season, all in a reserve role.
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Richard Collier was inactive for the first 12 games of the 2007 season.
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On September 2,2008, Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded outside an apartment building in Jacksonville's Riverside neighborhood.
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Richard Collier was in the passenger seat of a car driven by his former Jacksonville teammate Kenny Pettway at the time of the attack; it was later revealed that he had suffered 14 gunshot wounds and was left paralyzed from the waist down.
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In 2009, one year after the shooting, Richard Collier was unanimously elected to receive the Ed Block Courage Award by his Jacksonville teammates.
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In 2010 Richard Collier featured in the documentary film The 904, which discusses Jacksonville's murder rate and the city's attempts to reduce it.
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Richard Collier married his long-time girlfriend Chandra Baker in November 2010.