| Skip Foster | |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1979–1980 |
| Player Team2: | Coffeyville |
| Player Years3: | 1981–1982 |
| Player Team3: | Missouri Western |
| Player Positions: | Center, offensive guard |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1983 |
| Coach Team2: | Missouri Western (SA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1984 |
| Coach Team3: | Memphis State (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1985–1988 |
| Coach Team4: | Coffeyville (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1989–2000 |
| Coach Team5: | Coffeyville |
| Coach Years6: | 2001–2003 |
| Coach Team6: | Tulsa Talons |
| Coach Years7: | 2004–2006 |
| Coach Team7: | Austin Wranglers |
| Coach Years8: | 2007 |
| Coach Team8: | Columbus Destroyers (OC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2007–2009 |
| Coach Team9: | Arizona Rattlers (OC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2008 |
| Coach Team10: | Kansas City Brigade (OC) |
| Overall Record: | 82–39–2 (junior college football) |
| Bowl Record: | 2–4 (junior college) |
| Tournament Record: | 13–10 (KJCCC playoffs) |
| Championships: | Football 1 NJCAA National (1990) 6 KJCCC regular season (1990–1993, 1996–1997) 2 KJCCC playoffs (1990, 1996) |
Richard Link "Skip" 'Foster (September 16, 1960 – May 2, 2024) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Coffeyville Community College from 1989 to 2000, compiling a record of 82–39–2. He led his 1990 Coffeyville Red Ravens football team to a NJCAA National Football Championship. Foster was also the head coach of the Tulsa Talons of the AF2 from 2001 to 2003 and the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2004 to 2006.
Foster was born on September 16, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Platte County High School, in Platte City, Missouri, in 1979. He played football at Coffeyville in 1979 and 1980 as a center on teams coached by his father, Dick Foster. He then played at Missouri Western State College—now known as Missouri Western State University—as a center and offensive guard.[1]
Foster was a student assistant at Missouri Western and then a graduate assistant at Memphis State University—now known as the University of Memphis—before returning to Coffeyville as an assistant coach in 1985. Foster succeeded his father as head football coach at Coffeyville in 1989. He was also the track coach at Coffeyville.[2] He resigned after the 2000 season to become head coach of the Tulsa Talons.[3]
Foster died on May 2, 2024, after suffering from cancer.[4]