Nolan Richardson Drive unveiled in Fayetteville
The name replaces Leroy Pond Drive, which was moved to the Fayetteville National Cemetery Share Updated: 4:49 PM CDT Apr 16, 2021
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The name replaces Leroy Pond Drive, which was moved to the Fayetteville National Cemetery Share Updated: 4:49 PM CDT Apr 16, 2021 It was dedication day today for Nolan Richardson, the 1994 championship-winning coach for the Razorbacks basketball team.But today was also special because it was recognition long overdue for one of the university’s most important African American figures. I hereby acknowledge and thank coach Richardson for his outstanding accomplishments as the University of Arkansas head basketball coach as well as his community service and leadership, this is for us! This is for you all!!!!!!, said Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan That was Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan proclaiming April 16 as Nolan Richardson Day, just one
Leroy Pond Drive will be renamed Nolan Richardson Drive on April 16 after the Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to honor the only UA basketball coach to have led the Razorbacks to a national championship.
On March 16, city council members voted 8-0 to rename the street, which runs along the south side of Bud Walton Arena, and was chosen because of its proximity to the arena. Bud Walton houses Nolan Richardson Court, which was dedicated in October 2019 after the UA Board of Trustees voted to honor the former head basketball coach. Richardson was named the winningest basketball coach in Arkansas history after leading his teams to 369 victories during his 17 seasons spent coaching.
Fayetteville City Council votes to rename city street after Coach Nolan Richardson Share Updated: 9:54 PM CDT Mar 17, 2021 Share Updated: 9:54 PM CDT Mar 17, 2021
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Show Transcript TODAY AND WELCOME BACK TODAY. I WAS HONORED TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE LEGENDARY NOLAN RICHARDSON ON THE MORNING AFTER THE STREET OUTSIDE OF BUD WALTON ARENA WAS CHANGED TO NOLAN RICHARD. AND DRIVE TELL YOU WHAT IT WASN’T 40 MINUTES OF HELL. IN TIME WITH COACH TODAY MORE LIKE HOG WILD HEAVEN FOR ME. WE ALL KNEW NOLAN COULD COACH AND IN BUT WHO KNEW THAT HE DID IMPRESSIONS. HERE’S AN ANNOUNCER THAT THINKS BASKETBALL IS ALL ABOUT THE STATS. YOU KNOW WHAT I GET A KICK OUT OF THESE ANNOUNCERS WHEN THEY SAY WELL WHEN THEY SCORE 80 POINTS, YOU KNOW, THEY USUALLY WIN WHEN THEY WHEN THEY WHEN THEY ATTEND DOWN. HAVE THEY DON’T COME BACK TO USUALLY DON’T WIN AND ALL THOSE ARE STATISTICS AND THEIR BASKETBALL IS A GAME OF ONLY WANTS THAT DID YOU WIN MOST OF TH
Street in front of Bud Walton Arena to be renamed after Nolan Richardson
The Fayetteville City Council passed a resolution to rename Leroy Pond Drive after former men s Razorback basketball coach Nolan Richardson. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 6:24 PM CDT March 17, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The Fayetteville City Council passed a resolution to change the name of Leroy Pond Drive, one of the busiest roads on the University of Arkansas campus, to Nolan Richardson Drive on Tuesday (March 16).
Leroy Pond Drive sits in front of Bud Walton Arena, the home of the men s and women s Razorback basketball teams.
The University of Arkansas Black Alumni Society has requested that the Fayetteville City Council rename Leroy Pond Drive for Razorback Basketball Coach Nolan Richardson. If passed, a section of Meadow Street between Stadium Drive to Graham Avenue will be renamed Leroy Pond Drive.
Fayetteville street could be renamed to honor former Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson Share Updated: 9:36 PM CST Mar 9, 2021 Share Updated: 9:36 PM CST Mar 9, 2021
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Show Transcript FORMER COACH NOLAN RICHARDSON ALREADY HAS A BASKETBALL COURT NAMED AFTER HIM BUT PRETTY SOON. HE COULD HAVE AN ENTIRE. STREET NAMED AFTER HIM AS WELL. COACH NOLAN RICHARDSON MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN COACH AT A MAJOR UNIVERSITY IN THE SOUTH FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER D. ANDRE JONES SAYS RICHARDSON STILL MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY TO THIS DAY. I SPOKE TO COACH RICHARDSON ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON VERY BRIEFLY, AND HE WAS EXTREMELY HUMBLED AND ETERNALLY GRATEFUL WE ADDRESS RACIAL. INEQUITY IN A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY, SO JUST BY LISTENING AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THE RACIAL PAST AND THE TRAUMA THAT THAT IS CAUSED BUT BY NAMING THIS STREET BY RENAMING THIS STREET AFTER NOLAN, I THINK THAT SOME OF THAT TRAUMA AND SOME OF THAT PAIN BEGINS TO C