I came here from the short clip of Bird’s story and I’m not disappointed. 😍

Perhaps the greatest enshrinement speech I have ever seen

The smile on bill Russell’s face is priceless Rip

I graduated from Bowie High School in El Paso Texas 1976. Played basketball for this fine coach. Four years playing for him not one practice was easy. He had us hit the floor running, lay ups, running, passing, running. It was the most intense practice sessions of my life. Run and gun, in your face, full court press, not one second to catch your breath. 5 on 5 off, all my team mates were ready for the game. We won, we lost, and we won more than we lost. The bus rides went from ho hum to bus driver keep going the party is awesome. The 40 minutes from Hell is an EPIC movie, watch it. I bought me a copy. Coach Nolan Richardson gave me the discipline I needed for life. I went on to coach a junior high prep school basketball team the “believe” was what I told my players at half time down by 12. We came back to win the state championship by 1 with 5 seconds to go. I am glad Coach Nolan Richardson is now in the Hall of Fame, he is deserving. God Bless you.

Man, that story about Bird is so funny...and this man is such a dynamic speaker...what player would not love playing for him...he also demonstrates what a fine character he has.

That story about Larry Bird was amazing!

I’ve never heard of this gentleman before and I’m disappointed, what a wonderful human being. I’d like to shake his hand and tell him mate you’re a top bloke. I listened to everything he had to say, wonderful speech. This world needs many more Nolan Richardon’s.

This is the best speech I've ever heard! Kept my attention the entire 31 minutes & 20 seconds. Amazing!!👏

Coach Richardson, my coach in junior high at Bowie High School in El Paso, Texas, an El Paso ICON and friend and I have the honor and privilege in being a part of his Yvonne Richardson Golf Tournament, raising millions that helps 32 charities.

Nolan’s speech was magnificent!!

In order to be a great teacher you have to be a student of life. This man is most definitely that.

Has to be one of the greatest induction speeches ever

helluva speech by a helluva man. Master's class in how to hold to an audience in the palm of your hand.

I am sitting in the Tulsa airport, sometime in the early 90s. The place is about empty. I see Nolan Richardson. I am staring at him I guess, because I can not believe my eyes. I know who he is. I have always admired Nolan guiding the Ark team to great seasons. He walks over to me and starts a conversation. I get on my feet quickly and shake the man's hand. What a nice guy he is and was. We talked about the small little Tulsa airport. I let him lead the talk. We talked about 5 minutes , just about a whole lot of nothing, never about basketball, which is exactly want he wanted I guess. I am convinced he knew I knew who he was, and he knew it was making my day, my month, my year to shake his hand talk to the man. This Nolan has a certain charisma. He commands respect. If you ever meet Nolan, I bet you will see what I am talking about.

This man just oozes charisma; i could listen to him talk for hours

I've never watched a hall of fame speech when the audience was absolutely silent while the inductee was speaking. That man understands what life is all about and can relay it to others. That is what made him so successful. Totally enjoyed this one. 👏👏👏

What an amazing human being. The longer he spoke the more i wanted to hear whatever he might say.

Wow, what a moving speech. He had me listening to every word.

"Dam that brother can play"

"Bird, he goes to the right, Bird, he makes a slice, Bird" Lol. That was hilarious. Bird is a legend and also one of the greatest trash talkers of all time

Watch his press conference after Arkansas won the title. He's been like this forever. Legendary coach and even better man.

I remember him at Arkansas but never heard him speak. He's incredible his players were incredibly blessed!

He was our coach... Arkansas has never come close to what he accomplished. 40 minutes of hell was REAL! He was always full to the brim with passion and never ever short of it. He is the best and always a Razorback! #94

Give this man a statue and name the court after him. It's time.

Oh my god! I saw the snippet about Bird in another video which brought me here. This is one of the best acceptance speeches I’ve ever seen! I’m a Bama fan and hated him in the early 90s because they usually kicked our ass! This is what is missing in today’s society! My hat’s off to Coach Richardson! Can’t believe I’ve never seen this!

A friend of my grandpas in his early coaching career. A legend in El Paso🙏

I have watched this at least 12 times. every time i am glued to the screen amazing man and human being.

Nolan Richardson was always held as a ledgend in Arkansas. It's great to see him in the hall.

storytelling at its best. thank you, coach, for the inspiration.

An Intelligent Man and interesting speech. Obviously a great motivator and coach.

Despite me living in the State of Indiana I can't say I'm a big basketball fan. Was watching a short Lary Bird clip and came here looking for the full version. While I didn't know this gentleman before I admire his faith and humbleness

Nolan Richardson!! Wow! It’s crazy how the best enshrinement speech I’ve ever heard is coming from someone I’ve never heard of until now, A truly amazing speech.

Wow, what a speech. Has to be top 3 speeches of all time at a ceremony and I don't know who the other 2 are as of yet

This man is an amazing speaker

Never heard of this guy but he sure can deliver a HoF speech. 👏👏👏

Legend... I miss rolling with Nolan.

How could you not Love That Speech.

I have always liked Coach Richardson and admired the way his teams played. He is certainly deserving of his induction. His induction speech was phenomenal.

Nolan Richardson class act a winner 🏆 and a HOF coach

Nolan was a great coach. Love the Razorbacks style. They were a well oiled machine. He had an intense scowl and a million dollar smile.

"Osos Orgullosos." Some of us did not make it to College and we are not the "Larry Bird's, Magic Johnson's, and the like, but among us we have The Ferniza's, the Escalante's, the Tony Gomez's and the rest of the team that This great Coach took the the Championship in the 70's. We were Blessed to have someone to look up to in our little world of "Segundo Barrio." It is never too late to say "Thank You Coach,You Made a Difference in Our Lives. God Bless You."

As a kid I use to despise this man. His razorbacks used to kill my Longhorn! Then I heard him give a speech in a basketball camp and I became a fan

That man is a great public speaker. I apologize if I said this before but this never gets old. I could watch this every day.

Awesome! Never knew this guy had so much personality!

Those early and mid 90’s men’s Arkansas teams were 🔥!! Full court press, fast breaks, 94 feet of hell, 40 minutes of hell! Those teams were very athletic, and fun to watch!!

I could’ve listened to this man for hours. What a great storyteller. Good man, great coach.

A great, great Coach and molders of men. I am proud to be a Razorback basketball fan because of this man right here.

Love his bit on Larry Bird. Fantastic. Only Nolan could tell it that way.

one of the best coaches ever period

The MAN that led the Hogs 40 minutes of Hell......amazing coach.......Go HOGS, Go Nolan!

What a tremendously entertaining, energetic and profound speech! Congrats on a well earned induction.

He has the best HOF speech.

Great speech. Funny, captivating and educational. Nolan spoke with that knack to inspire.

This is pure gold. Captivating and humbling. Never even heard of him before, but this was so good.

The very best and blessed speech I have ever heard from someone other than my father, who happens to be a huge bird fan and so am I, and now a fan of this great man

Man.. Nolan is a great speaker. Keeps you engaged the entire speech. Gotta take my hat off to this man

The Bird story is priceless, but the best part is how genuine the story actually is. I remember years ago an interview with Richardson where he said Larry Bird was his favorite player ever, and I was surprised.

This man single handedly put the university of Tulsa on the map.... Paul Pressey, Mike Anderson, Creason Hay, Phil Spradling, Herb Johnson, David Brown??? Man they were a real problem

What a captivating speech. Melodic and inspirational. BUILD A TEAM TO ACHIEVE A DREAM!

Listening to his speech... Im ready to suit UP!! Put me in Coach!!

That's probably the best enshrinement speech that ever was and will be

Out My God!!!. He's an AMAZING Speaker!!!!! Absolutely Riveting!!!!

The greatest most passionate speech I have ever heard in the Hof. I watched Nolan coach Arkansas Razorbacks, so this was extra special for me. He is a great coach and storyteller!!!

I love u too Magic, but not as much as I like Bird. lol

Love this !!! I'm a Kentucky fan, and I hated to play Nolan Richardson's Arkansas Razorbacks. Why ? Because they were so DAMN GOOD !!! Yes, they were tough and fast and up and down the court, played hard on defense. Now Rick Pitino had some amazing squads that played hard and pressed and whatnot too, but Mr. Nolan and his teams were special and those matchups in that era were EXCITING and so great and fun to watch. Glad I was able to see that era in college basketball. And that was a super induction speech as well !! Well done Sir !!

Great Speech and Stories. Congrats Coach Nolan Richardson

what a remarkable speaker! well deserved!

I don't really like basketball but came across this video by accident and I can listen to this man all-day

Amazing story teller! Much love and respect for the great Nolan Richardson

That story about the boy and the bottles was excellent and the God and the devil calling him up to play some hoop was excellent . What a great storyteller and God fearing man he is . I was touched by his humility and prayers 🙏 for his daughter who is smiling from heaven above . God Bless him and we need more people like that in today’s world 👍

Watching the Hogs in March Madness this year lead me to this. I remember as a kid going to see them play back in the 90s. Incredible speech Coach Nolan Richardson and the University should most definitely have your name on the court.

I don't even care about his highlights or stats this is the type of OG I would just like to hang around and listen to his stories he's hilarious and wise.

From the HEART and PURE LOVE, DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!!!

One of my FAVORITE ALL TIME COACHES!!!!

Man that was a powerful powerful powerful speech I loved it this is my fourth time watching the whole thing I love that man he really needs to be a motivational speaker I bet you he'd get a huge following anyway love you dude

Easily one of the ABSOLUTE best enshrinement speeches of all-time! and I wrote this comment before Mr. Richardson finished it. !! It's right up there with Buck O'Neil's Baseball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech.

THAT is how you do it. Wow, wow, wow. I had never even heard of Nolan Richardson. He had me nervous at the start and utterly enthralled me a minute in.

One of the most inspirational speeches of all time on this planet. This is one of the very few videos I've watched till the end. We need more like this...

40 minutes of great ball, great coach loved watching his teams.

This is what make America Great. Ordinary People doing great things.

This is what man is supposed to be. Appreciative and hard working. NOT having any feeling of entitlement. There is not ONE entitlement bone in this man.

Wow, that was inspiring. l went a long time without listening to that speech and now after hearing it, l regret every moment that I didn’t take the time to listen to it.

That was terrific.

Great Coach! We enjoyed having him here in Arkansas. He put Arkansas at the top with his coaching skills, his HOF induction speech was very very good! The part about Bird was comical!

I wish that I would have had a Father figure like Mr. Richardson growing up. What an amazing man...I loved my own Daddy but he died when I was a little boy.

All time great. 40 minutes of hell baby!!!

This speech very inspiring and deserves millions of views…

I rewind the Larry Bird story about 10x. Love it!!

Anytime I need a pick-me-up, I tune to this HOF speech of Nolan Richardson. I remember watching his Arkansas basketball teams and how they played so hard. I always figured Coach Richardson as a sort of 'thug" by the way his teams played. But this man tells a story in this short speech. A story of heartache, perseverance, and an appreciation for those who showed him the way to a final victory.

GREAT COACH HE REALLY MADE THE COLLEGE GAME FUN TO WATCH HE WAS FUNNY A GREAT SPOKESMAN FOR THE GAME OF BASKETBALL

What a great man

I had never heard of this guy till I saw this. I love this guy! What a great speaker but an even better story teller!! And the bit about Larry Bird had me laughing so hard even after the 20th time of watching it. This one person who I would really like to have a conversation with.

Love his speech may God bless him and may God bless America 🇺🇸

Nolan is a legend

I knew about Richardson for years as a good coach (I hated it when we played his teams, utterly frustrating). Had no clue he was this type of orator/comedian. When coaches retire, you get to see more of their true personalities, it's refreshing.

Whos Bird? Boy didnt the World find out !!

Man, Salute Mr. Coach Nolan Richardson!!!

to have someone talk about you during their hof speech? goat

Between the Larry Bird story and the Tiny Archibald story about "Get the damn rebound, and you can shoot all the hell you want". To the stor about old granny telling him to "Do the same damn thing" as Jackie Robinson. Just so many legendary quotes from this man's speech.

Arkansas grad., was on campus when he was coaching, SUCH a cool guy. Would talk to any student that he ran in to, and was always a story teller. Love this coach