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]