Son of Former Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson Found Dead

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Nolan Richardson III, the son of former national championship winning coach Nolan Richardson was found dead in his Tulsa home on Sunday.
Officer Jason Willingham said Monday that Richardson III’s wife found her husband dead in a chair in their Tulsa home about 3 p.m. Sunday. A cause of death was not immediately released but Willingham said the 47-year-old’s death appears to be due to natural causes.


Richardson III served as an assistant under his father at Arkansas and also was the head coach at Tennessee State. He was best known at Tennessee State for being suspended after a well publicized incident in which he allegedly brought a gun into the Gentry Center (university arena) in a dispute with an assistant.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brandon-GoomAir/1063080142 Brandon GoomAir

    sad story…

  • http://twitter.com/EA_Rice Eric Rice

    That’s horrible I hope he and his family get through this. The last thing we need is more sad stories from the world of sports