Interviewer
Arizona Duff
Description
Scott Richter discusses growing up in Missoula where his dad worked for the University of Montana. He discusses his early love of sports, particularly basketball, and how his competitive edge against his older brother eventually led him to play for the College of Great Falls (now, the University of Providence). Richter shares his process transitioning to University of Montana to finish his undergraduate studies, selecting athletic training and sports medicine as his academic focus, and his career path following his time at U of M. Richter shares about attending Oregon State University for Graduate School before working professionally for the university, coming back to Montana to work at MSU, and then eventually making his way back to UM as an athletic director, a position he held for over 32 years. Richter discusses influential figures in shaping UM sports and the culture of our sports community, including Dennis Murphy, Jud Heathcote, Don Reed, Gary Nygaard, Valarie Moody, and Naseby Rhinehart. Richter shares insight about UM’s incorporation of female sports following Title IX, and briefly discusses the impact of the UM Football scandals that deeply affected the UM sports community and the university’s reputation as a whole. Concluding his interview, Richter shares what it means to him to be a Griz and what sports and athletics are all about. Interviewer Arizona Duff was a graduate student working on the Griz Nation Oral History Project as part of the Griz130 History Initiative.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Missoula; Basketball; College of Great Falls; University of Providence; Carroll College; Helena; Athletic Training; Sports Medicine; Dennis Murphy; Jud Heathcote; Don Reed; Gary Nygaard; Naseby Rhinehart; Wally Schwank; Valarie Moody; Oregon State University; Montana State University; Bozeman; Griz - Bobcat Rivalry; Title IX; University of Montana Football Scandals; Griz Nation
Original Date
11-28-2024
Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Missoula, Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Griz Nation Oral History Collection
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 492-035
Media Type
Sound;Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:22 minutes
Local Filename
OH_492_035_audio_use.mp3; OH_492_035_transcript.pdf; OH_492_035_photo.jpg
Citation
Richter, Scott, "Scott Richter Interview, November 18, 2024" (2024). University of Montana Griz Nation Oral History Collection. 35.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/griznation/35