to publicly share their adoption story before deciding to proceed with the hope that it would encourage other families to explore its rewards. Richt is a devout Christian and credits his conversion to a locker room speech given by Bobby Bowden when Richt was a 26-year-old graduate assistant. In 2011, the Richts sold their lake house in Georgia that was valued at nearly $2 million, announcing they intended to contribute more to charity. They have also taken several mission trips abroad. During his tenure at Georgia, Richt's parents and sisters joined him in the Athens area. Richt's sister Nikki is married to former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson, Richt was Johnson's position coach when he played at FSU. His nephew Max Johnson started at quarterback for LSU in 2020, before later transferring to Texas A&M University. When Richt became head coach at Miami, he and his wife purchased a house two miles from campus next to the Barnacle Historic State Park in Coconut Grove. Richt appeared in the 2006 movie Facing the Giants as the former coach of the movie's main character, Grant Taylor. On October 21, 2019, Richt tweeted that he had suffered a heart attack but had survived the episode and intended to resume normal activities quickly. On July 1, 2021, Richt announced via Twitter that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Head coaching record Notes References External links Miami profile 1960 births Living people American football quarterbacks East Carolina Pirates football coaches Florida State Seminoles football coaches Georgia Bulldogs football coaches Miami Hurricanes football coaches Miami Hurricanes football players Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Coaches of American football from Florida Players of American football from Florida Boca Raton Community High School alumni