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Richey is one of five children born to Verne Richey (1914–1993) of Beauregard Parish and his wife, the former Johnnie McIntire (1919–1996) of Baton Rouge. After  [[World War II]], the Richeys settled in Ferriday because Verne became the business manager for the Concordia Parish School Board.  Mrs. Richey was a sixth-grade teacher. Verne and Johnnie Richey are interred at Magnolia Cemetery in Beauregard Parish.

Richey is one of five children born to Verne Richey (1914–1993) of Beauregard Parish and his wife, the former Johnnie McIntire (1919–1996) of Baton Rouge. After  [[World War II]], the Richeys settled in Ferriday because Verne became the business manager for the Concordia Parish School Board.  Mrs. Richey was a sixth-grade teacher. Verne and Johnnie Richey are interred at Magnolia Cemetery in Beauregard Parish.

At Ferriday High School, Richey set the school scoring record in [[basketball]]. He was the first freshman and four-year starter in the history of the school. He was also first-string All-District for his last three seasons. One of his Ferriday classmates,  [[Rick Nowlin]], later served as a Republican in the Louisiana House from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and then became the first elected president of the Natchitoches Parish Commission.

At Ferriday High School, Richey set the school scoring record in [[basketball]]. He was the first freshman and four-year starter in the history of the school. He was also first-string All-District for his last three seasons. One of his Ferriday classmates,  [[Rick Nowlin]], later served as a Republican in the Louisiana House from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and then became the first elected president of the Natchitoches Parish Commission, a post he vacates in 2020.

In 1965, Richey was elected president of the Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club International, a high school service organization. He traveled some 30,000 miles during his senior year to attend Key Club activities and conventions. After high school graduation in 1966, Richey studied for two years at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, at which he was a student senator. He and "Pistol" Pete Maravich were freshmen teammates on the LSU basketball team. In 1968, Richey transferred under a basketball scholarship to McNeese State University in [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish. He graduated from McNeese in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business education and a minor in physical education. He continued as a graduate assistant at McNeese while he obtained a master's degree in physical education and a minor in school administration.

In 1965, Richey was elected president of the Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club International, a high school service organization. He traveled some 30,000 miles during his senior year to attend Key Club activities and conventions. After high school graduation in 1966, Richey studied for two years at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, at which he was a student senator. He and "Pistol" Pete Maravich were freshmen teammates on the LSU basketball team. In 1968, Richey transferred under a basketball scholarship to McNeese State University in [[Lake Charles]] in Calcasieu Parish. He graduated from McNeese in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business education and a minor in physical education. He continued as a graduate assistant at McNeese while he obtained a master's degree in physical education and a minor in school administration.