Nolan Richard Honor - 2014 - El Paso, Texas

Nolan Richardson Honored in Basket Ball Hall of Fame. Coach Richardson was born in El Paso, Texas, United States. He played collegiately at Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) playing for two years under the future Basketball Hall of Famer Don Haskins. Coach Richardson began his coaching career at Bowie High School in El Paso, Texas. He then moved to Western Texas College, where he won the National Junior College championship in 1980. He was the head coach at Tulsa from 1981 to 1985, leading Tulsa to the NIT championship in 1981. In 1985 Richardson became the head coach at the University of Arkansas, where he gained national recognition. http://nolanrichardson.org/bio.asp

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: Tony (Azul) Alvarado Jr.

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History