{"id":219,"date":"2022-09-18T03:13:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T03:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehssportshalloffame.com\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2022-09-18T03:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T03:13:21","slug":"arthur-richey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ehssportshalloffame.com\/?page_id=219","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Richey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four sport star Arthur Richey a member of the Eunice High Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Richey is a 1983 Eunice High graduate and played football, basketball, baseball and ran track for the Bobcats.
Richey was a three-year letterman in football, earning all district and all-parish honors.
He tied Harry Price for the single season reception record with 31 catches,
In his career, Richey had 55 receptions for 886 yards.
He was a member of the 1982 state championship team beating Jennings 16-13 in the title game. He was named to the 1981 and 1982 1st<\/sup> team all district wide receiver.
In basketball, Richey was a two-year letterman and was part of a district championship team.
In baseball, Richey was a three-year letterman and earned 1st<\/sup> team all district out field in 1982 and1983.\u00a0 He was also named to the 3A All state 1st<\/sup> team for outfield in 1982 and in 1983 was awarded all state honorable mention outfield.\u00a0 \u201cCoach Merricks was one the best coaches I ever had,\u201d Richey said. \u201cHe was a very fair man. He taught us more than just baseball \u2013 we learned life lessons.\u201d
In track, Richey was a three-year letterman and was district runner-up in the high jump and the relays.
He was the parish high jump champion at 6-5 \u2013 a school record tied with Kevin Carrier. In 1983, Richey was named as EHS Outstanding Field-man.
Richey shared both the EHS underclassman and senior athlete award with Chris Carrier.
He was also a member of the EHS Senior Hall of Fame.
Richey played baseball one year at McNeese before a career-ending injury.
His parents are Joe Richey and the late Florence Richey.
Arthur has been married for almost 31 years to his wife Penny and they have two sons: Jonathan and Brandon.
Their three grandchildren are Bentley, Willow and Noelle.
The family lives in Sour Lake, Texas, a community near Beaumont.
Richey said he was involved with their local PONY league for over 30 years.
He has also been a umpire and referee in both youth and high school baseball and football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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