Richard Nolan

Richard Arthur Nolan (born February 26,1966) is a varsity wide receiver for the Rambault Badgers football team and Rambault High School's 1983 Homecoming King.

Biography
Richard Nolan was born in Wellsley, MI to Blake and Maude Nolan on February 26, 1966. Soon after Richard's birth Blake was reassigned to manage the Wells Fargo bank in Rambault and the young family was one of the first to move into a home in the newly constructed Aster Falls community.

Richard showed athletic prowess early playing Little League and various YMCA sponsored sports throughout his childhood but in middle school he began to focus exclusively on football. He excelled at the sport and, along with his best friend Randall Hughes, Rich developed a reputation as a force to reckoned with on the field.

As his recognition as an athlete grew so did his relative popularity with the student body and that coupled with his good looks led to him becoming one of the most desired boys at Rambault High School. While there were rumors of infidelity throughout much of their relationship Rich began dating Anne Cawley freshman year and they remained the school's power couple until shortly before 1983's homecoming game, when Anne discovered Rich's dalliances with Heather Monroe, one of Anne's fellow cheerleaders and someone she believed was a friend.

The Bonfire of 1983
Due to the still unsolved murder of Susan Wishbow, Sheriff Hargrave ordered that the traditional bonfire (a "secret" affair where the Juniors and Seniors would meet and celebrate the victory at homecoming without supervision) would not be tolerated.

The students decided to meet despite the Sheriff's instructions and the bonfire was raided by members of the Sheriff's Office. Rich was passed out in the back of Randall Hughes' car at the time of the raid and remained so as his friend and teammate along with a van carrying Richie Volz and Sam and Anne Cawley attempted to escape the authorities by driving down an old logging road. Hughes lost control of his car after seeing a strange flying creature. Hughes escaped in Volz's van but in the chaos Rich was left behind. He locked himself in the car and after being terrorizing Rich for a few minutes the creature flew away, presumably scared off by approaching police cars. Shaken, Rich believed he had been attacked by a giant owl and Hughes didn't correct his friend's mistake.