Philip Edward Richards, 89, passed away April 29, 2018. Flip served in the Navy 1948-1952. He attended Thiel College in Greenville, PA for a year, then moved to Arizona in 1954 to take advantage of GI program and housing at Victory Village at ASU where he earned his BS in History and Master's Degree. For 37 years he worked on stat crew for Sun Devil football games, for Phoenix Suns for 20 years 1968-1988 and also did stats for AZ Wranglers, Outlaws and Cardinals final game 1993 Fiesta Bowl. Flip taught government to seniors at Maryvale HS and finished up as a bailiff in Superior Court. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a son. He is survived by his wife, Jane (Urban) Richards, two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 3 great, great grandsons and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 2 at 11am in the Kachina Ball Room at Sun Village Community Center, 14300 W. Bell Rd. Surprise, 85374 followed by a reception in the Residents' Lounge. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Flip's honor may be made to Rainbow Acres, 2120 W. Reservation Loop Rd, Camp Verde, AZ 86322; St. Mary's Food Bank, 2831 N. 31st Av, Phoenix 85009; Phoenix Rescue Mission, PO Box 6708, Phoenix 85005.