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]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson Red Devils (Independent) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Dickinson | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1947 | Dickinson | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Dickinson | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Dickinson | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Dickinson: | 18–10–3 | ||||||||
| Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1950–1953) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1951 | Lebanon Valley | 7–3 | L Burley | ||||||
| 1952 | Lebanon Valley | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | Lebanon Valley | 5–2 | |||||||
| Lebanon Valley: | 20–12 | ||||||||
| Total: | 38–22–3 | ||||||||
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