Richardson honored by Southern

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  -- Southern University and Pete Richardson finally got together Saturday.

Richardson, whose 17-year tenure ended when he was fired after a 6-5 record in 2009, did not attend ceremonies earlier this academic year to honor teams that he coached to Black National Football Championships in 1993 and 2003.

But he was on hand as the men’s basketball program paid tribute to him and six other former university employees at halftime on the men’s 62-54 victory against Alcorn State in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Richardson, who wore a suit featuring the school colors with a blue shirt and a yellow tie with blue stripes, preferred not to dwell on the past.

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