Jimtom Richardson
Jimtom Richardson
Full Name:  Jimtom Richardson, Sr.
     Born:  November 28, 1931
     Died:  April 30, 2016, Port Orange, Fla.
   School:  Landon High School in Jacksonville, Florida
            Jacksonville JC in Jacksonville, Florida


FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
51-52 44  F       6-3  190  Jr       Jacksonville                
52-53 34  F       6-3  190  Sr   *   Jacksonville                


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Obituary for Jimtom Richardson
Published in the Florida Times-Union on May 4, 2016

Jimtom Richardson, a loving husband and Father passed away on April 30, 2016 in Port Orange, Florida. Jimtom was born on November 28, 1931 to the late Haynes and Essie Richardson. Growing up in Jacksonville, Jimtom graduated from Landon High School in 1949 and Jacksonville Junior College (now Jacksonville University) and Florida State University. Upon graduation from FSU in 1953 he served his country in the US Army and was discharged in 1955. His real sports love was basketball, Jimtom played for Jacksonville University, Florida State University, and the US Army. He played local basketball in church leagues, city leagues, and sponsored many AAU teams; he played competitively until his mid 50's. In his late 60's, Jimtom started his love/hate affair with golf. Always trying to find perfection, he managed to record two hole-in-ones. In 1964 He started his accounting firm SAV-TAX Inc. where he served his customers for the next four decades until his retirement in 2010. He was a gifted singer and his beautiful deep voice moved people to tears. Singing bass, Jimtom performed in his church choirs at Spruce Creek Presbyterian, First Methodist in Ormond Beach, Arlington United Methodist Church and Riverside Methodist Church in Jacksonville. He also sang in various theater groups in Jacksonville. He once performed the national anthem for President Truman. Jimtom served his community as a Paul Harris fellow of the rotary Club of Arlington, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; Arlington Council where he was named Business Man of the Year. He served as a board member and treasurer of the Opera Repertory Group and Jacksonville Crippled Children's Society. While at Florida State he met his future wife, Cecile and they raised five children. After 32 years of marriage and providing loving care to his wife, she passed in 1985. On December 3, 1988, Jimtom married the former Carol Davis and they spent the next 27 years together. Jimtom is predeceased by his first wife and his three sisters. He is survived by his wife Carol and her children, Ruth Ann (Gus), Bob (Carole) and his children Jimtom, Jr. (Dorothy), Laurel, Clay (Denise), Slade, Stacy, and numerous grandkids, great-grandkids, nephews and nieces. He is also survived by his brother-in-law Donald May (Lucy).



FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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51-52  5            3   17 .176          .000    1   2 .500    7  1.4                  0.0   8                       
52-53 19           46  142 .324          .000   21  37 .568  113  5.9                  0.0  37                       
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Tot   24   0    0  49  159 .308    0   0 .000   22  39 .564  120  5.0      0   0    0  0.0  45  0    0    0    0    0
Basketball
Game Statistics
1951-52                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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Nov 26 Parris Island USMC   1            1                  0        2                                        
Dec 10 Mississippi State    1            1                  0   0    2                   0                    
Dec 12 Mississippi Southern 1            0                  0        0                                        
Jan 11 Miami                1            1                  1        3                                        
Jan 16 Florida Southern Col 1            0                  0   0    0                                        
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Totals                      5   0    0   3    0    0   0    1   0    7      0   0    0   0    0    0    0    0

1952-53                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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Dec  5 Mercer               1            3                  0   2    6                   1                    
Dec  6 Georgia Teachers     1            5                  2   3   12                                        
Dec 12 Rollins College      1            4                  5   8   13                                        
Dec 13 Mercer               1            4                  1   1    9                                        
Dec 15 Central College      1            5                  5   6   15                                        
Dec 19 Sewanee              1            1                  0   0    2                                        
Dec 20 Mississippi State    1            7                  2       16                                        
Jan  6 Loyola-New Orleans   1            3                  0   0    6                                        
Jan  9 Miami                1            0                  2   3    2                                        
Jan 12 Tampa                1            1                  0        2                                        
Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1            4                  1   2    9                                        
Jan 31 Rollins College      1            1                  1        3                                        
Feb  2 Memphis State        1            1                  0   0    2                   0                    
Feb  4 Arkansas State       1            0                  0        0                                        
Feb 14 Tampa                1            1                  1        3                                        
Feb 21 Loyola-New Orleans   1            3                  0        6                                        
Feb 23 Miami                1            0                  0   0    0                                        
Feb 27 Mercer               1            1                  0   0    2                                        
Feb 28 Stetson              1            2                  1   1    5                                        
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Totals                     19   0    0  46    0    0   0   21  26  113      0   0    0   1    0    0    0    0