Alured Ransom Explained

Alured Ransom
Birth Date:12 November 1908
Birth Place:Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:California, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1928–1932
Player Team2:Geneva
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1941
Coach Team2:Geneva
Coach Years3:1946–1948
Coach Team3:Geneva
Coach Years4:1950–1951
Coach Team4:Washington & Jefferson
Coach Years5:1952–1954
Coach Team5:Dickinson
Coach Sport6:Basketball
Coach Years7:1941–1942
Coach Team7:Geneva
Coach Years8:1946–1949
Coach Team8:Geneva
Coach Years9:1952–1955
Coach Team9:Dickinson
Overall Record:30–41–2 (football)
70–76 (basketball)

Alured Chaffee "Slim" Ransom (November 12, 1908[1] -January 13, 1992[2]) was an American athletics coach and sports educator who helped develop physical education programs in Afghanistan. In the United States he was a college football and basketball coach, coaching from 1941 until 1954. His career football coaching record was 30–41–2 with a winning percentage of .411. He also spent some time coaching[3] and as an athletic director[4] at the high school level.

International impact

Ransom was selected by the Asia Foundation to help develop physical education programs in Afghanistan for secondary schools and colleges. His work as an advisor to the minister of education in Afghanistan went for two years and included advising schools in the creation of facilities and preparation of instructors.[5]

Playing career

Ransom was a graduate of and played football for Geneva College,[6] where he earned 12 varsity letters. While at Geneva, he earned a Bachelor of Science in education. In 1939 he earned a Master of Education from the University of Pittsburgh.

Coaching career

Geneva

Prior to coaching at Dickinson, Ransom was the 19th head football coach at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for four seasons, for the 1941 season, and then returned for 1946 until 1948. His coaching record at Geneva was 20–12–2.[7] Geneva awarded a "Distinguished Service Award" to him in 1982.[8] His coaching was interrupted by World War II and his military service (see entry below).

Washington & Jefferson

Ransom also coached at Washington & Jefferson College from 1950 to 1951, posting a losing record of 3–11, with the 1950 team compiling a winless 0–8 record.[9]

Dickinson

Ransom was the 27th head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for three seasons, from 1952 until 1954.[10] His football coaching record at Dickinson was 8–17.[11] This ranks him 13th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and 24th at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage.[12] He also was the basketball coach at Dickinson from 1953 through 1955, accumulating a 21–35 record.[13]

Military service

Ransom served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Commander aboard the as a gunnery officer. He saw action during World War II while in the Navy from 1942 until 1946.[14]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Archives: Dickinson College
  2. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ssdi/individual_record.asp?recid=202149606&lds=3&region=%2D1&regionfriendly=&juris1=&juris2=&juris3=&juris4=&regionfriendly=&juris1friendly=&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly= FamilySearch U.S. Social Security Death Index
  3. McDonald Record-Outlook Archives October 8, 1942
  4. McDonald Record-Outlook Archives July 7, 1932
  5. Pittsburgh Press "District's 'Mr. Gulliver' on Move-This Time it's to Afghanistan" by Edwin Beachler, September 22, 1958
  6. http://digital.maag.ysu.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/1989/3978/1/09-18-46.pdf The Jambar (Student Publication of Youngstown College)
  7. Web site: Geneva College coaching records . 2008-09-21 . 2008-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080908094541/http://www.geneva.edu/object/athletics_footballmediaguide.html . dead .
  8. http://www.geneva.edu/object/alumni_awards_dsa.html Geneva College
  9. Web site: Presidents Football Media Guide . . 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726191312/http://www.washjeff.edu/Athletics/Football/08GUIDE1.pdf . July 26, 2011 . dead .
  10. http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Centennial Conference
  11. "The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885–1969." Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
  12. http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Dickinson College Football Media Guide
  13. Web site: Dickinson College Basketball Media Guide . September 21, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719233624/http://www.centennial.org/basketball/mediaguide08/men/12-14-Dickinson.pdf#3 . July 19, 2008 . dead .
  14. Pittsburgh Press "District's 'Mr. Gulliver' on Move-This Time It's to Afghanistan" by Edwin Beachler, September 22, 1958