Ralph Ricker Explained

Ralph Ricker
Birth Date:31 January 1908
Birth Place:Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Centre County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Years1:1927–1929
Player Team1:Penn State
Coach Years1:1930–1933
Coach Team1:Lock Haven HS (PA)
Coach Years2:1934–1935
Coach Team2:Abington HS (PA) (assistant)
Coach Years3:1936–1942
Coach Team3:West Chester (assistant)
Coach Years4:1946–1949
Coach Team4:Dickinson
Coach Years5:1950–1953
Coach Team5:Lebanon Valley
Overall Record:38–22–3 (college)
Bowl Record:0–1

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]

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

College

Notes and References

  1. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2SP-9X3 "United States Social Security Death Index," Ralph Ricker, 1987
  2. http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Centennial Conference
  3. News: . Ricker Picked Grid Coach At Lebanon Valley . . . March 18, 1950 . 8 . February 14, 2023 . .
  4. News: . 'Dutch' Ricker Named Assistant Grid Coach . Centre Daily Times . . July 10, 1934 . 1 . February 14, 2023 . .