Famed coach Richardson dies at 75
In every gym, fieldhouse and arena he visited as a high school basketball player, Macon native Sharone Wright walked in with a reputation to uphold. Never did Wright nor his Southwest High School teammates step onto a court in America without everyone around knowing exactly who they were and where they came from.
One man, known by many as coach and others simply as “Duck” was responsible for that fame.
Don Richardson, the architect of a Southwest boys basketball program that garnered national attention during the 1970s and ’80s, died Sunday morning at The Medical Center of Central Georgia of complications from pneumonia. He was 75.
“A lot of us are heavy-hearted right now because he was the only father we had,” said Wright, who played at Clemson and in the NBA after playing for Richardson from 1988-1991. “He is the greatest high school basketball coach ever, and I don’t say that just because I played for him. He meant so much to all of us and our school and this city.’’
They were never strangers, not in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas or any other town the barnstorming Patriots visited.
‘‘You could go anywhere in this country and bring up Southwest basketball, and people knew what you were talking about,” Wright said.
Richardson coached at Southwest for 21 years until 1991, when he left to start the basketball program at then-Macon College.
During his run at Southwest, Richardson won one mythical national championship, six state championships and 10 region championships. He sent numerous players on to college basketball, including a few who made it to the NBA. He was the state coach of the year six times, the All-Middle Georgia Coach of the Year seven times and the Middle Georgia Coach of the Decade in the 1970s. He was 463-90 in his career.
Many high school observers believe Richardson’s 1979 team is the best in state history. The squad, which was led by future NBA standout Jeff Malone and Terry Fair, went 28-0. The team won the national championship, and Richardson earned national coach of the year honors.
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Don Richardson, the architect of a Southwest boys basketball program that garnered national attention during the 1970s and '80s, died Sunday morning at The Medical Center of Central Georgia of complications from pneumonia. He was 75.
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