24 photos that will make you miss Mark Richt

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24 photos that will make you miss Mark Richt

Take a look at photos of Mark Richt the man, not necessarily the football coach.

Take a look at photos of Mark Richt the man, not necessarily the football coach. In this photo, Mark Richt watches a video in the Martin Luther King Jr. Visitor Center at the National Historic Site Friday September 2, 2011. UGA football players and coaches visited the site. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com

Devon Gales, the Southern University player paralyzed in a early season game against Georgia, received a hug from Georgia head coach Mark Richt before a 2015 game. Gales was greeted by players as they entered the stadium in Athens. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

UGA senior quarterback Joe Tereshinski III (left) shakes his coach's hand prior to the kickoff of the Georgia-Georgia Tech game in 2006. (Curtis Compton / AJC staff

Mark Richt and Ladarius Taylor take part in a three-legged race at the HERO for a Day event at Piedmont Park Saturday, July 22, 2006. More than a dozen current and former UGA players took part in the event in which they lead a team of children with HIV/Aids and their family members through a several activities. (BRANT SANDERLIN/AJC staff)

Mark Richt tours a Honduran farm as part of his World Vision trip. Special photo

Georgia coach Mark Richt (right) talks with Carlton Reynolds from Atlanta in 2008 at Camp As Sayliaha. Richt and several college coaches were on a trip through the Middle East rallying support for U.S. troops. Todd Van Emst / AJC Special

UGA head coach Mark Richt does a flip off the 30-meter platform in 2015. Right gave the Bulldogs a day off from practice and treated them to pool day at the Ramsey Center. BRANT SANDERLIN/BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Georgia football head coach Mark Richt spends time with kids with cancer at Camp Sunshine in Rutledge in 2006. (POUYA DIANAT/AJC staff)

Georgia head coach Mark Richt visits with UGA baseball player Chance Veazey at the Shepherd Center in 2009. Veazey , an infielder for the Bulldogs, was injured when a car pulled into the path of his motor scooter. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com

Georgia head coach Mark Richt celebrates with his wife, Katharyn, after the Bulldogs defeated Tennessee at Sanford Stadium Saturday on September 27, 2014. Richt's wife works during the game filling water bottles for the players. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Mark Richt, left, watches as trainers take Georgia running back Keith Marshall (4) off of the field after a serious injury in 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Mark Richt holds Samuel Grant, who is 12 days old, during a photo op at UGA fan Day in 2014. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Georgia fan Jaron Millican, 8, of Gaylesville, meets Georgia coach Mark Richt during Georgia Fan Day at Sanford Stadium in 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Mark Richt walks off the field with his son Zach after the Bulldogs' loss to Florida in Jacksonville in 2014. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Mark Richt, right, gives an autograph to Troy Compher, of Ashburn, Virginia, as members of the University of Georgia football team visit patients at the Shepherd Center in 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Georgia head coach Mark Richt celebrates the Bulldogs' win over Auburn with center David Andrews in 2014. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Mark Richt celebrates after picking up a spare during the 'Coach Mark Richt Challenge League in 2008. The 12-week league is designed to give students something to do other than drink on Thursday nights in Athens. Students waiting in line for hours just to be able to sign up for the league. Brant Sanderlin/ bsanderlin@ajc.com

Mark Richt dives off the 10-meter platform in 2008. Richt surprised his players by canceling morning practice and taking them to the Ramsey Student Center for swimming and diving. (Brant Sanderlin / bsanderlin@ajc.com

Mark Richt hugs safety Bryan Evans following the Bulldogs' win over Georgia Tech in 2009. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com

Mark Richt demonstrates jumping jacks to Honduran school children. Special photo

Richt sits in with star players Matthew Stafford, left, and Knowshon Moreno as the two players announce they are leaving Georgia early to play in the NFL. Brant Sanderlin / bsanderlin@ajc.com

Georgia head coach Mark Richt holds 5-month-old Georgia Leigh during the University of Georgia Annual Fans Picture Day in 2010 in Athens. Johnny Crawford Jcrawford@ajc.com

Mark Right rolls on the ground laughing at a joke from his quarterbacks during practice at the the Georgia Dome on December 27, 2006. (Brant Sanderlin photo/Staff)

Georgia football coach Mark Richt and his family pose for a photo in Honduras, where the Richts went on a mission trip. Photo courtesy of Kathryn Richt

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Take a look at photos of Mark Richt the man, not necessarily the football coach. In this photo, Mark Richt watches a video in the Martin Luther King Jr. Visitor Center at the National Historic Site Friday September 2, 2011. UGA football players and coaches visited the site. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com

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