ESPN Shares Richard’s Courageous Story

ESPN Shares Richard’s Courageous Story

11/09/2018 

Kyle Richard plays in his final Cortaca Jug game on Saturday.

Yet SUNY Cortland’s senior linebacker and team captain plans on being a leader for many years to come.

Richard, who was shot twice after breaking up a sexual assault in progress at a Long Island party in 2017, has since become a vocal advocate for bystander intervention.

ESPN featured Richard in print on its website on Friday morning. The story is available at ESPN.com.

On Saturday morning, ESPN will share his story in video form during SportsCenter. The segment is available on ESPN's YouTube channel.

Richard has been presented with the Biden Courage Award for Bystander Intervention and a Next Generation Award from Kristin’s Fund, an Oneida County charity that aims to end domestic violence through awareness campaigns. He has spoken at various events at SUNY Cortland and was invited to speak at Utica College’s Take Back the Night March earlier this year.


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