Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Richard Herrmann ( 28 January 1923 in Katowice , Poland â `` 27 July 1962 ) was a German football ( soccer ) player .
Simplified: Richard Herrmann ( born 28 January , 1923 and died 27 July 1962 ) was a former German football player .