What is Henri Richard?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Chex Henri Richard.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = | played_for = [[Montreal Canadiens]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 160 | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|2|29}} | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|06|1936|2|29}} | death_place=[[Laval, Quebec]], Canada | career_start = 1955 | career_end = 1975 | halloffame = 1979 }} '''Joseph Henri Richard''' (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] player. He played [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]] with the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from [[1955–56 NHL season|1955]] to [[1974–75 NHL season|1975]]. Richard died on March 6, 2020 in [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]], [[Quebec]] of [[Alzheimer's disease]]-related problems, aged 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/sports/hockey/henri-richard-dead.html|title=Henri Richard, Hall of Fame Center for Montreal Canadiens, Dies at 84|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> After his death, his son sent his brain to be studied. Doctors said that Richard had Stage 3 [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/37852487/henri-richard-had-cte-death-brain-study-finds|accessdate=July 27, 2023|title=Henri Richard had CTE at time of death, brain study finds|date=14 June 2023 |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} *{{icehockeystats|legendsm=P197903}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Richard, Henri}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey centres]] [[Category:Montreal Canadiens players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Montreal]] {{sports-bio-stub}}