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Orland Park's Richardson gets carried away kicking for NIU

January 20, 2020 by Randy Whalen, Freelance Reporter Sports, Alumni-College

John Richardson remembers when he first tried kicking back in sixth grade at St. Michael School in Orland Park.

“I started playing football in fifth grade, and I started kicking in sixth,” said Richardson, who...
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