Ode to Colorado Wide Receiver Paul Richardson

Following the end of the football season, Buff fans are dealing with the reality that Paul Richardson has decided to move on from the University of Colorado and try to make the jump to professional football. In honor of #6 and his goal of playing in the NFL, we present a little ditty from "The Graduate" (one of my favorite movies). The song "Mrs. Robinson" was, of course, was written by Paul Simon, one of the greatest poets of modern music.

To help you get in the mood, listen to the real song here.

"Mr. Richardson"

And here's to you, Mr. Richardson,

Buff fans love you more than you will know.

  God bless you, please, Mr. Richardson

The NFL has place for those who play,

hey, hey, hey

They'd like to know a little bit about your for their files
So we'd like to help you learn to help yourself.
Look around you all you see are evaluating eyes,
Wow 'em at the Combine until they take you home.

And here's to you, Mr. Richardson,

Buff fans love you more than you will know.

  God bless you, please, Mr. Richardson

The NFL has a place for those who play,

hey, hey, hey

Lift hard in the weight room where no one ever goes.
Fill your pantry with some protein.

It's not a little secret that Mr. Paul needs some weight.
Most of all you've got to keep your blazing speed.

Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mr. Richardson,
Buff fans love you more than you will know.
God bless you, please, Mr. Richardson.
The NFL has a place for those who play,
Hey, hey, hey

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon.
Watching the NFL's great race.

Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Every way we look at this we lose.

Where have you gone, Paul Richardson,
Buff fans turn their lonely eyes to you.
What's that you say, Mr. MacIntyre
Blazing Paul has left and gone away,
Hey hey hey.

Thanks to Paul Simon for writing such incredible songs and thanks also to Paul Richardson for providing such a bright beacon of light in some of the darkest days of Colorado Buffaloes football. We would also like to encourage Mr. Richardson to finish his degree and become a graduate in real life. Thanks for the memories.

Interesting note: The YouTube video above of Mrs. Robinson was to honor the song as #6 in a ranking by the American Film Institute of the best songs in the first 100 years of cinema. Paul Richardson wore #6 for the Colorado Buffaloes.