Ralph Ross "Dutch" Ricker (January 31, 1908 – February 7, 1987)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1949 and Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania from 1950 to 1953.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1908 Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1987 (aged 79) Centre County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1927–1929 | Penn State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1930–1933 | Lock Haven HS (PA) |
| 1934–1935 | Abington HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 1936–1942 | West Chester (assistant) |
| 1946–1949 | Dickinson |
| 1950–1953 | Lebanon Valley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–22–3 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
A native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Ricker played college football at Pennsylvania State University before graduating with Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history.[3] Ricker began his coaching career in 1930 at Lock Haven High in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania at head football coach. In 1934, he moved to Abington High School in Abington, Pennsylvania, where he was an assistant football coach.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson Red Devils (Independent) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Dickinson | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1947 | Dickinson | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Dickinson | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Dickinson | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Dickinson: | 18–10–3 | ||||||||
| Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1950–1953) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1951 | Lebanon Valley | 7–3 | L Burley | ||||||
| 1952 | Lebanon Valley | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | Lebanon Valley | 5–2 | |||||||
| Lebanon Valley: | 20–12 | ||||||||
| Total: | 38–22–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," Ralph Ricker, 1987
- ^ Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
- ^ "Ricker Picked Grid Coach At Lebanon Valley". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. March 18, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google News.
- ^ "'Dutch' Ricker Named Assistant Grid Coach". Centre Daily Times. State College, Pennsylvania. July 10, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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