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Legendary men's basketball coach of the Southwest High School Patriots. Credited with having produced NBA standouts Norman Nixon with the LA Lakers and Jeff Malone with the Utah Jazz. He also coached several collegiate standouts. Myles Patrick Auburn, Terry Fair UGA, Walter Daniels UGA, Michael Hunt Furman and Eric Manuel Kentucky just to name a few. |
Legendary men's basketball coach of the Southwest High School Patriots. Credited with having produced NBA standouts Norman Nixon with the LA Lakers and Jeff Malone with the Utah Jazz. He also coached several collegiate standouts. Myles Patrick Auburn, Terry Fair UGA, Walter Daniels UGA, Michael Hunt Furman and Eric Manuel Kentucky just to name a few. |
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Coach Richardson build the Southwest (Macon) High School men’s basketball into a state powerhouse that received national prominence. He coached the Southwest High School Patriots from 1971 to 1990. His record during this period was overall 463 wins with 90 losses. He won the 1979 high school national championship and six state titles (1973, 75, 78, 79, 85, 89). Under his leadership Southwest also won 10 region and 15 sub-region championships during his tenure. Coach Richardson was the Georgia State Coach of the Year six times (1973, 75, 78, 79, 85, 89); Region Coach of the Year nine times (1973, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 85, 89); and Middle Georgia Coach of the Year seven times (1979, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89) He was the 1979 head coach in the Dapper Dan Classic All-American team. He also is a recipient of the Steve Schmidt Award from the Atlanta Tipoff Club/Nasmith Awards. |
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Coach Richardson is a 2007 inductee in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. |
Coach Richardson is a 2007 inductee in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. |
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Legendary men's basketball coach of the Southwest High School Patriots. Credited with having produced NBA standouts Norman Nixon with the LA Lakers and Jeff Malone with the Utah Jazz. He also coached several collegiate standouts. Myles Patrick Auburn, Terry Fair UGA, Walter Daniels UGA, Michael Hunt Furman and Eric Manuel Kentucky just to name a few.
Coach Richardson build the Southwest (Macon) High School men’s basketball into a state powerhouse that received national prominence. He coached the Southwest High School Patriots from 1971 to 1990. His record during this period was overall 463 wins with 90 losses. He won the 1979 high school national championship and six state titles (1973, 75, 78, 79, 85, 89). Under his leadership Southwest also won 10 region and 15 sub-region championships during his tenure. Coach Richardson was the Georgia State Coach of the Year six times (1973, 75, 78, 79, 85, 89); Region Coach of the Year nine times (1973, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 85, 89); and Middle Georgia Coach of the Year seven times (1979, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89) He was the 1979 head coach in the Dapper Dan Classic All-American team. He also is a recipient of the Steve Schmidt Award from the Atlanta Tipoff Club/Nasmith Awards.
Coach Richardson is a 2007 inductee in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
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