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