Richey attended Plainview and graduated from Fort Payne High School. He started on a Fort Payne basketball team that finished third once and second twice in tough District 8 competition. Richey was selected All-District three times and also earned MVP honors. He also played football and was selected All-County. Richey turned down football and basketball scholarships from Auburn and instead chose to attend Jacksonville State. Richey started his first year there and played on a team that defeated the Crimson Tide and Johnny Dee’s Rocket Eight team. Richey was selected team MVP and captain his senior year. He coached basketball at Geraldine and won county championships during each of his three years at the school. Richey coached his teams to more titles during five years at Guntersville. He retired with a career record of 164-63.
