Ronnie Huckeba Explained

Ronnie Huckeba
Player Years1:1973–1976
Player Team1:Harding
Player Positions:Offensive lineman
Coach Years1:1979
Coach Team1:Carlisle HS (AR) (assistant)
Coach Years2:1980
Coach Team2:Fort Worth Christian (TX) (assistant)
Coach Years3:1981–1985
Coach Team3:Ouachita Christian HS (LA) (co-HC)
Coach Years4:1986–2007
Coach Team4:Harding (assistant)
Coach Years5:2007–2016
Overall Record:69–40 (college)
Bowl Record:1–0
Tournament Record:2–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Championships:1 GAC (2016)
Awards:AFCA Coach of the Year Region 4 (2016)
Gulf South Co-Coach of The Year (2010)

Ronnie Huckeba is a retired American football coach. He was the head coach at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas from 2007 to 2016.[1] He compiled a record of 69–40, winning a Great American Conference championship and reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs in his final season.[2] [3]

Huckeba was an offensive lineman for Harding from 1973 to 1976, starting at offensive guard on the Bisons' 1976 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference co-championship squad. He coached high school football in Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana before coming back to Harding as an assistant coach for John Prock.[4]

One of his sons, Jeb Huckeba, played defensive end for the Arkansas Razorbacks and later played for two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.

Following his retirement from coaching in 2016, Huckeba took on his current role as the senior advancement officer at Harding.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harding Football's Ronnie Huckeba to Coach Final Season; Paul Simmons to be Next Head Coach. 10 August 2016 . hardingsports.com. January 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Harding's Ronnie Huckeba Voted AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year. 6 December 2016 . hardingsports.com. January 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: Ouachita Christian Eagles Football . 2021-11-19 . 2021-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119060310/http://www.14-0productions.com/ouachita-christian.html . dead .
  4. https://static.hardingsports.com/custompages/football/2009/at%20Delta%20State.pdf
  5. Web site: Football coach to join advancement staff. harding.edu. August 24, 2016. January 4, 2018.