University of Richmond Stadium - Home of Richmond Football since 1929. Hallowed ground for Spider faithful and a field of dreams for countless players and coaches. Over the past 80 years, games have been won, friendships have been forged and memories have been made.

The All-UR Stadium Team
	Coach
	Frank Jones Jones coached eight seasons at Richmond from 1966-73, posting a 44-38 record and the only bowl win in school history. Jones resurrected the Richmond program that had won just six games in the three years prior to his arrival. Two seasons later, the Spiders finished 8-3, won their first Southern Conference Championship and took down undefeated and 14th-ranked Ohio University in the Tangerine Bowl, 49-42. Richmond won the Southern Conference twice more under Jones and made another Tangerine Bowl appearance in 1971. Jones was inducted into Richmond's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.
	Quarterback
	Buster O'Brien O'Brien's arm led Richmond to its only bowl win in school history as he torched Ohio University in the Tangerine Bowl with a school-record 447 yards passing and four touchdowns. The QB finished his career with 4,424 yards and 34 TDs and stands sixth all-time at Richmond in passing. His 21 TD passes during the 1968 season remains the school's single-season record and O'Brien holds Richmond's single-game record for total offense with 486 yards in the Tangerine Bowl. The Richmond Hall of Famer is a two-time All-Southern Conference selection and Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1968.
	Running Backs
	Tim Hightower Hightower, who was drafted in the fifth round by Arizona following his senior year, graduated as the Spiders' all-time leader in rushing (3,712 yards) and touchdowns (34). He rushed for a single-season school record 1,924 yards as a senior, helping lead Richmond to the 2007 CAA Football title and the team's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Semifinals. Hightower was tabbed the National Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a school record 295 yards and four TDs in a win over Bucknell in 2007. He earned All-Conference and All-America recognition as a senior and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.
	Barry Redden A Heisman Trophy candidate as a senior, Redden rushed for 1,629 yards in 1981 and finished third in the nation that season in rushing behind soon-to-be NFL legends Herschal Walker and Marcus Allen. Redden owns three of the top-10 single-game rushing performances in school history. The Third Team All-America and Richmond Hall of Fame inductee was a first-round selection in the 1981 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams (14th overall pick) and played nine seasons in the NFL (for the Rams, Chargers and Browns).
	Fullback
	Barty Smith Smith played for the Spiders from 1971-73 as a fullback, helping lead Richmond to a Southern Conference title and an appearance in the Tangerine Bowl. Smith was a first-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers in 1974 and won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the Coffman Award. He played in the East-West Shrine, Coaches All-America and College All-Star games. A graduate of Freeman High School in Richmond, Smith is considered to be the best blocking back in team history and is a Richmond Hall of Fame inductee.
	Tight End
	John Hilton One of the finest tight ends ever to play at Richmond, Hilton starred for the Spiders in 1961, 1962 and 1964. He finished his career with 87 catches for 1,289 yards and stands seventh all-time with 14 TD catches. An All-Southern Conference selection in 1964, he played 11 seasons in the NFL after being drafted by Detroit. Hilton also played for Pittsburgh and Green Bay and later coached special teams for Washington. The Richmond native and Hermitage High alum is a member of Richmond's Athletics Hall of Fame.
	Wide Receivers
	Walker Gillette The only consensus football All-America to play at Richmond, Gillette played from 1967-69 and earned First Team All-America honors on the heels of his senior season. Gillette holds the top-two highest receiving games in school history (264 yards vs. Mississippi State in 1969 and 242 yards vs. Ohio in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl). He holds the Richmond career record for TD catches (22), stands second all-time in yards (2,649) and third in catches (160). In addition to his All-America honors, Gillette was named First Team All-Southern Conference and First Team All-State (1967, 1968, 1969), named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Year (1969) and inducted into the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame.
	Leland Melvin Melvin stands as the Spiders all-time leading receiver after hauling in a school-record 198 catches for 2,669 yards over his four-year career from 1982-85. He ranks fourth all-time with 14 TD catches. A team captain during his senior season, Melvin had his best year in 1985 with 65 catches for 956 yards and eight TDs. Now a NASA astronaut, he was an AP Honorable Mention All-America selection in 1984 and 1985 and Second Team Apple Academic All-America in 1985. Melvin, who caught at least one pass in every game he played as a Spider (39), is a member of the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame.
	Offensive Linemen
	Don "Red" Christman Christman was an outstanding center and linebacker on the Spiders from 1959-61 and started for two years. He was named both All-State and All-Southern Conference as a senior after being named Second Team All-State as a junior. He won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 1961 and the Richmond Hall of Famer was later drafted by the Boston Patriots.
	Ray Tate Tate was a standout football player for the Spiders as an offensive guard and co-captain in 1965, earning All-Southern Conference and All-State honors. He later returned to Richmond as an assistant coach from 1966-73 under Hall of Famer Frank Jones. Tate is a member of the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame.
	Eddie Martin Martin was a four-year starter in football from 1981-84 and played all three interior line position - center, guard and tackle. He anchored the line on the 1984 team that posted a 7-3 regular season mark and reached the second round of the NCAA I-AA Playoffs. A Richmond Hall of Famer, Martin was selected First Team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association and the Football News and Second Team All-America by the Associated Press.
	Wayne Fowler During his time at Richmond, Fowler branded his name among the most dominant lineman in Southern Conference history. A Second Team All-America in 1969 and a Third Team selection in 1968, Fowler earned the prestigious Jacobs Blocking Trophy both seasons as the best blocker in football. He also earned All-Southern Conference and All-South honors in 1968 and 1969 as part of the winning 1968 Tangerine Bowl team. Fowler was drafted by Buffalo in 1970 and played one NFL season before a car accident cut short his promising professional career. He is a member of the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame.
	Chuck Boone Boone played football and baseball for the Spiders from 1956-60 and was an all-star and captain in each sport. After spending six years in the New York Yankees organization as a player and coach, he returned to Richmond in 1967 as an administrator. Boone was named Director of Athletics in 1977, leading the Athletic Department over two decades of tremendous growth. He was inducted to the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
	Defensive Linemen
	Ace Owens A defensive standout during the mid-1970s, Owens was an All-Southern Conference and All-State defensive tackle in 1974. He was a three-year starter for the Spiders and is the second-ever African-American to be granted a football scholarship at Richmond.
	Marc Megna Megna built a reputation as one of the greatest defensive linemen in Richmond history and still holds the Spiders career record with 32 sacks. He amassed 14 in 1997 and 13 in 1998, which remain as the two best single-season performances in school history. Megna was a two-time All-America selection, earning multiple All-America honors on the heels of his senior season. He was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award in 1998, which is awarded to the most outstanding defensive player in the FCS.
	Dick Humbert Humbert lettered in three sports at Richmond from 1938-41 and was named an All-State end in football and later played professionally with Philadelphia from 1941-50. He was named the NFL Rookie of the Year and All-Pro in 1941, playing in three World Championship Games with the Eagles. Humbert is a member of the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame.
	Lawrence Sidbury A dominating defensive end for the Spiders, Sidbury was selected as the 2008 NCAA Playoffs Most Valuable Player by the College Sporting News as his four sacks in the National Championship game helped lead Richmond past Montana, 24-7, to claim the school's first NCAA Championship. The All-America and All-CAA Football selection played in the Senior Bowl, the East-West Shrine Game and competed in the NFL Combine before being selected in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by Atlanta. Sidbury's 11.5 sacks in 2008 are third-most in school history, while his 20 career sacks ranks fourth on the Spiders' career list.
	Linebackers
	Shawn Barber One of the most dominating defensive players in Richmond history, Barber enjoyed a successful NFL career after being drafted in the fourth round by Washington in 1998. The Richmond Hall of Famer started 33 games for the Spiders and stands fourth all-time with 20 sacks. He earned 1997 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year honors after making 94 tackles, six sacks and three interceptions as a senior. A decorated student-athlete, Barber earned All-America and All-Conference honors as a junior and senior (1996, 1997). Barber played professionally for Washington, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Houston.
	Eric Johnson An honored member of the prestigious 50th Anniversary All-Yankee Conference football team, Johnson was a standout linebacker for the Spiders from 1989-92. A two-time Sports Network First Team All-America, he garnered a school-record 643 career tackles, more than 200 better than any player in program history. He was also selected as a Walter Camp All-America and an Associated Press All-America in 1992, and a First Team All-Yankee Conference pick in 1991 and 1992. The Richmond Hall of Famer was honored by UR faculty, coaches and administrators as the 1993 Humbert Award Winner for athletic, leadership and scholarly attributes and was the 1993 Spider Club Male Athlete of the Year.
	Pat Kelly Kelly starred for the Spiders in the early 1970s and was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection. The linebacker collected 296 tackles in college and recorded one of the greatest single-game defensive performances in UR Stadium history. In a 38-17 win over West Virginia before a crowd of 21,172 on Oct. 20, 1973, he amassed 23 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions and earned National Lineman of the Week by the AP. The Richmond Hall of Fame inductee played in the 1973 Blue-Gray Game later played in the NFL for Baltimore.
	Defensive Backs
	Jeff Nixon Nixon intercepted a school-record 23 passes in his Richmond career and also holds the school record with eight interceptions during the 1976 season. The Richmond Hall of Famer was also a standout return specialist and was a three-time All-America selection (1976-78), including a First Team pick by five different organizations following his senior year. Nixon went on to a record-breaking NFL career as a defensive back for Buffalo.
	Brian Jordan Recognized as one of the greatest multi-sport athlete in college sports history, Jordan went on to All-Pro careers in both football and baseball. He was a three-year starter at cornerback for the Spiders and made 224 career tackles, while his 11 career interceptions ranks fifth all-time. Jordan earned Second Team All-Yankee Conference honors as a sophomore and was a First Team All-State and All-Yankee Conference pick as a junior and senior. The Richmond Hall of Fame inductee played pro football for Buffalo and then Atlanta, where he was an All-Pro safety. Giving up football for baseball in 1992, Jordan played for St. Louis and later with Atlanta, earning a spot in the 1990 All Star Game.
	Ray Easterling Easterling was a standout defensive back for the Spiders from 1969-71, earning All-Southern Conference honors in 1970 and 1971, All-State mention in 1971 and playing in the 1972 Coaches All-America Game. Two of his six interceptions in 1970 were returned for touchdowns, which is a school record. The Richmond Hall of Famer stands seventh on the school's career interception list with 10. Easterling made the All-State team in 1971 and played in the NFL for Atlanta from 1972-79.
	David Ames Ames is recognized as one of the most versatile players to ever wear a Spider football uniform. The Richmond Hall of Fame inductee played defensive back, halfback, punter, punt returner and kick returner for Richmond and also ran track. During his career from 1955-59, Ames was an All-Southern Conference performer twice (1957 and 1959) and received All-State honors in 1959. In 1960 he signed professionally with Pittsburgh and after making the Steelers' regular-season roster as a defensive back, he received war draft notice. After active duty, he continued his professional career with New York and later Denver in the AFL.
	Return Specialists
	Winston October A standout for the Spiders in the late 1990s, October remains as the only Spider in history to surpass the 1,000-yard mark in punt return (1,097). He holds two of the top-six single-season punt return marks in school history, including the single-season record 539 yards in 1998. Also a defensive back, October is third at Richmond in career interceptions (12). The speedster was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Team four times in his career - Third Team in 1995 and 1996, Second Team in 1997 and First Team during the Spiders' A-10 Championship season of 1998.
	Jesse Williams Williams was a heralded football and track performer at Richmond from 1977-80. He was used as a running back, wide receiver and kick returner in football and stands third all-time at Richmond with 1,773 career kickoff return yards. Williams holds three of the top-10 single-season marks for kick return yards and is one of only three players in Richmond history with a 100-yard kick return. The Richmond Hall of Fame inductee was one of the nation's top sprinters, with world-class speed of 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash and 9.4 seconds in the 100-yard dash.
	Kicker
	Rob Courter Courter stands fourth all-time at Richmond in scoring with 188 points in his career that spanned from 1987-90. During his time, he also set records for field goals in a season (18) in 1988 and career (41) - and now stands second in both categories. Courter booted a pair of 46-yard field goals during the 1988 season, which rank among the 10-longest in school history. His career field goal percentage of 66.1 is the second-highest in Richmond history.
	Punter
	Mike Bragg Bragg tied for third in the nation in punting as a junior with an average of 42.8 yards and played in the College All-Star game in 1968. While punting for the Spiders, he owned the school-record for average (41.9 yards) and punted better than 70 yards four times in his career. An Honorable Mention Pro Scouts All-America as a senior, Bragg was selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft by Washington and played professional football for both the Redskins and Baltimore from 1968-81. He was inducted into the Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.