• A versatile athlete who achieved great success in football, athletics, and basketball.
• Played Golden Bears basketball from 1932 to 1937, serving as captain of the team that won the Northern Alberta Senior Championship in 1935.
• A triple threat in football, he played quarterback, kicker, and defensive back for the Golden Bears from 1931 to 1936, leading the team to the 1935 Western Intercollegiate Championship.
• In athletics he represented the University in the 100-yard, 220-yard, 440-yard, and half-mile events, as well as the hop, step, and jump, and the high jump.
• Played for the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club from 1928 to 1930 as well as winning numerous city, and provincial championships in tennis, squash, and handball.

In the early days of athletics at the University of Alberta it was not uncommon to have an athlete participate in a number of intercollegiate sports. It was rare, however, to find an athlete who was both a leader and major contributor to several teams.

Dr. Harold (Hal) Richard was an athlete of this versatility and quality. In the seven years he spent as an undergraduate in Science and then the Faculty of Medicine, his athletic achievements were outstanding. He played basketball for six years (1932-37) and was the captain of the 1935 Northern Alberta Senior Champions. A triple threat in football, he played quarterback, kicker, and defensive back from 1931 to 1936 leading the team to the 1935 Champions. A triple threat in football, he played quarterback, kicker, and defensive back from 1931 to 1936 leading the team to the 1935 Western Intercollegiate Championship. As a track athlete, he competed in the 100 yd., 220 yd., 440 yd., and half mile events as well as the hop-step and jump as it was known, and the high jump. In these events he won the Men's Individual Championship in 1936.

His accomplishments after graduation were no less spectacular. Along with establishing his medical practice and serving as a Major in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Second World War, he found time to develop his athletic skills. For three years he played for the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club (1928-30), and won several city, inter-city, and provincial championships in handball, squash, and tennis. In 1961 he became one of the founders of the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton.

Harold Richard has had a long and distinguished career as an athlete, sportsman, and builder. He has represented the University of Alberta, his city and community in an outstanding manner.