Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards (15 March 1923 – 8 May 2017) was an Australian rules footballer. He played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. e captained the team from 1952 to 1955, including a premiership win in 1953. He later became a hotel manager and a highly well known sports journalist. He was born in Collingwood, Victoria.