Auburn swimming coach Richard Quick needs our PRAYERS!!

[AUSportTalk 4]

AUBURN --Auburn men's and women's head swimming and diving coach Richard Quick has been diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. One of the most recognizable names in the swimming and diving community, Quick is a six-time United States Olympic coach who has directed 12 teams to NCAA titles.

"We're currently in the process of looking for the best care possible to fight this," Quick said. "I want to thank the countless individuals that have passed along their well wishes, thoughts and prayers."

Quick, who served as Auburn's head coach from 1978-82, took over the Tiger program for a second time in 2007. He is in his second season and sixth overall at Auburn.

"Richard is such an energetic person, has an incredibly positive attitude, and is bound by his faith," Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs said. "I know that he's going to meet this challenge head on, just as he has done with every endeavor he's encountered. We ask the Auburn Family to keep Richard and his family in their thoughts and prayers."

While the head coach of both the men's and women's programs at Auburn from 1978-82, Quick built the foundation for where the program is today, leading both programs to a combined four top-10 finishes on the national level.

Quick captured seven NCAA titles at Stanford and five at Texas, which is tied for the most in the history of Division I coaching. Internationally, Quick was the head coach of the United States team at the 1988, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games and also served as an assistant at the 1984, `92, and 2004 Olympics.

Quick, 65, served as the head women's swimming and diving coach at Stanford for 17 seasons from 1988-2005. Prior to his arrival at Stanford, Quick led the Texas women to a then-unprecedented five straight NCAA titles (1984-88), a string he extended to six in a row in his first season at Stanford.

[Jackson-Sullivan 0]

What a great coach and wonderful individual.  He and his family will be in our prayers.

[auburn4ever 1,266]

He's in my prayers and thoughts. Coach Quick and his family.

[Builder 86]

Def a Mt Rushmore candidate