Richardson Set to Enter Naismith Hall of Fame

[Mike Irwin]

FAYETTEVILLE--Nolan Richardson sat down with the Razorback Nation on the eve of his induction into the Naismith Hall of Fame to discuss what landed him in such prestigious company.

He addressed his impact on the game of college basketball during a 40 year career as a head coach and the success of his efforts to open the door from more black head coaches in the south.

Richardson also discussed the role that his "granny" played in his life and the impact she ended up having indirectly on the sport of college basketball.

[TomBigBeeHog]

Great interview Mike! Love hearing from Nolan how his granny pushed him to greatness. Granny's Day sounds like a great idea for a new national holiday for all the unsung grandma's out there.  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

[Hawg Red]

[TomBigBeeHog]

Dang! No NBA channel. Hope Nolan's speech gets replayed on arkansasrazorbacks.com or maybe youtube. Gotta see that.

[WilsonHog]

Congratulations, coach.

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[panhandlepig]

  A picture is truly worth a thousand words sometimes. ..Congrats Coach and thanks. :razorback:

[BigSexyHog]

Just turned it on.  Hopefully I didn't miss him speak.

[dhornjr1]

Congratulations, coach.

No polka dots?

What the hell?

[Big Papa Satan]

Speaking right now.  Nolan's wearing a Razorback pin on his lapel, hog calls were heard in the hall.

[WilsonHog]

The man held court. Only way to describe it.

Loved it.

[ImHogginIt]

Best acceptance speech ever ! He had them rolling for a very long time. Larry Bird and Magic were loving him  :razorback:

[Big Papa Satan]

Nolan was preaching.

Glad I DVR'ed it.

[LL COOL HOG]

1. I missed it.
2. There are not enough views or post in this thread.

[whippersnapper]

Great speech! Biased or not it is one of the best speeches ever.

[dhornjr1]

Knocked it out of the park.

Makes you proud to be a Razorback.

[jbcarol]

Scotty Thurman @RustonRifle  ·  14h
Great night! Enjoying this moment with one of the best to ever coach on any level!

[Nosboar Accubond]

Great speech, surprised he didnt mention Coach A.

[rusvegashog]

I'll never understand Hogville. 3 threads on Nolan, but only half a page of comments between the three. 6 or 7 pages on wether or not we can form our own opinion when it comes to Tyler Wilson, but only a few comments on the Hall of Famer. Not that anyone cares, but we should be ashamed of ourselves.

[TomBigBeeHog]

I'll never understand Hogville. 3 threads on Nolan, but only half a page of comments between the three. 6 or 7 pages on wether or not we can form our own opinion when it comes to Tyler Wilson, but only a few comments on the Hall of Famer. Not that anyone cares, but we should be ashamed of ourselves.

This ^^^^^^ exactly

[LL COOL HOG]

I'll never understand Hogville. 3 threads on Nolan, but only half a page of comments between the three. 6 or 7 pages on wether or not we can form our own opinion when it comes to Tyler Wilson, but only a few comments on the Hall of Famer. Not that anyone cares, but we should be ashamed of ourselves.

+1

[poloprince]

 Nolan created a monster.  :razorback:

[TomBigBeeHog]

Nolan created a monster.  :razorback:

Monster Hog fan here. Somebody called?

Nolan, I smile when I think about the beat downs from back in the day. I love how we used to spank Houston when they had that space alien. What was his name? Greg something. Forget about a forehead, that dude had a fivehead.

Sweet Tom always left Fayetteville a little sour after we gut stomped them on the court. I am still a little peeved at Blanks for spitting on one of our guys but that is how bad we used to frustrate the shorthorns back in the day.

What can I say Bama, other than KY jelly, you were our toughest out. You know you stole that game from us with the phantom foul called on  Todd Day. I still count that as a win for us. I hope we kill you on the court this year.

Misswho, don't talk to me about basketball. Nothing you can do will overcome the thrashing we put on what you claim to be one of your best teams ever coached by your all time great.

There are so many more that we laid the wood to (LSWho with shaq and jackson) but you get the point. This monster fan always had something to munch on when Nolan was walking tall.

Thanks for the memories Nolan, I can't say it enough.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

And he kept Oliver Miller "thin". No small feat of coaching supremacy.

[TomBigBeeHog]

And he kept Oliver Miller "thin". No small feat of coaching supremacy.

yeah, remember the special ops interception of a covert pizza delivery destined for a certain"hog" operating under the code name of "The Big O"?