Gary James Richardson (July 24, 1935 – December 19, 2002)[1] was an American football coach and. He served as the head football coach at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, from 1982 to 1983 and Colorado State University–Pueblo (CSU–Pueblo) for one season in 1984 before the program was closed due to budget cuts.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1935 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 2002 (aged 67) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1959 | Colorado College |
| Position(s) | Guards |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1965 | Widefield HS (CO) (assistant) |
| 1966–1967 | Montrose HS (CO) |
| 1968–1969 | Littleton HS (CO) |
| 1970 | Western State (CO) (DL) |
| 1971 | Cañon City HS (CO) |
| 1972–1974 | Southern Colorado (assistant) |
| 1975–1980 | Montrose HS (CO) |
| 1981 | Western State (CO) (DL) |
| 1982–1983 | Chadron State |
| 1984 | Southern Colorado |
| 2000–2002 | Stonehill (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–16 (college) |
Richardson played football at Los Angeles Valley College and Colorado College. He coached at the Colorado School of Mines and was an assistant coach at Stonehill College from 2000 to 2002.[4]
Richardson died from brain cancer, at his home in Denver, on December 19, 2002, at age 67.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadron State Eagles (NAIA Division II independent) (1982–1983) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Chadron State | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1983 | Chadron State | 4–6 | |||||||
| Chadron State: | 10–8 | ||||||||
| CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1984) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Southern Colorado | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| CSU–Pueblo: | 2–8 | 2–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–16 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Gary J Richardson". Fold3. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame". chadroneagles.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Thunder Wolves Football". gothunderwolves.com. September 16, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Former Chadron State coach dies in Colorado". Rapid City Journal. Chadron. Associated Press. December 22, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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