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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.{{Cn|date=March 2011}} 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.{{Cn|date=March 2011}}
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.{{Cn|date=March 2011}} 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.{{Cn|date=March 2011}}

Accomplishments:
* 463-90 All time school record wins
* 1 High School National Championship
* 6 Georgia High School Boys Basketball 4 AAA Championships
* 10 Region Championships
* 15 Sub-Region Championships

Acknowledgements and Awards:
* State of Georgia Coach of the Year
* Region Coach of the Year
* Middle Georgia Coach of the Year
* Selected to be Head Coach All American Team in the Dapper Dan Classic
* Recipient of the Steve Schmidt Award


Richardson was named National Coach of the Year in 1979.<ref>http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-basketball/articles/2010/05/11-all-time-COYs.aspx?pursuit=BoysBasketball</ref> He was inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2007.<ref>http://www.hofmag.com/content/category/17/170/264/</ref>
Richardson was named National Coach of the Year in 1979.<ref>http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-basketball/articles/2010/05/11-all-time-COYs.aspx?pursuit=BoysBasketball</ref> He was inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2007.<ref>http://www.hofmag.com/content/category/17/170/264/</ref>

Revision as of 13:18, 30 March 2011

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Accomplishments:

  • 463-90 All time school record wins
  • 1 High School National Championship
  • 6 Georgia High School Boys Basketball 4 AAA Championships
  • 10 Region Championships
  • 15 Sub-Region Championships

Acknowledgements and Awards:

  • State of Georgia Coach of the Year
  • Region Coach of the Year
  • Middle Georgia Coach of the Year
  • Selected to be Head Coach All American Team in the Dapper Dan Classic
  • Recipient of the Steve Schmidt Award

Richardson was named National Coach of the Year in 1979.[1] He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]


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