#340: Richard Anderson – Vestavia Hills HS | From Fired Football Coach to National Track/Field Coach of the Year

#340: Richard Anderson – Vestavia Hills HS | From Fired Football Coach to National Track/Field Coach of the Year

🏆 From small-town Alabama to the USTFCCCA Boys National Coach of the Year, Richard Anderson’s journey is anything but ordinary.

In this episode, Coach Anderson shares:

🏃 His unlikely path into track & field after years as a football and baseball coach

🏗️ Starting a program from scratch with no facilities—just painted lines, dug holes, and pure determination

🤝 Building culture at a 265-athlete program where distance runners, throwers, jumpers, and sprinters learn to support each other

🥈 The sting of four straight runner-up finishes—and the joy of finally breaking through to a state championship in 2025

📚 How coaching education and mentorship shaped his evolution from “football coach who did track” to “track coach, period”


💬 “If you don’t have joy in what you’re doing, don’t do it. That’s what I tell my staff, that’s what I tell my kids, and that’s what I remind myself every single season.” – Richard Anderson


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