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Bill Ramseyer (November 29, 1936 – February 18, 2021)[1] was an American football coach, player of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator.
Biographical details | |
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Born | November 29, 1936 |
Died | February 18, 2021 | (aged 84)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1957 | Bluffton |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1958–1959 | Ansonia HS (OH) |
1960 | Blume HS (OH) |
1961 | Plymouth HS (OH) |
1962–1964 | Firelands HS (OH) |
1965 | Brunswick HS (OH) |
1966–1967 | Bluffton (assistant) |
1969–1971 | Missouri (LB) |
1972–1990 | Wilmington (OH) |
1991–2001 | Clinch Valley / Virginia–Wise |
Baseball | |
1967–1968 | Bluffton |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1975–1988 | Wilmington (OH) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 176–104–4 (college football) 16–17 (college baseball) |
Tournaments | Football 2–5 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 3 Hoosier–Buckeye (1980, 1982–1983) | |
College career
editBefore his coaching career, Ramseyer competed on both the football and track and field teams at Bluffton University.[2]
He served as the head football coach at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio from 1972 to 1990 and at the University of Virginia's College at Wise from 1991 to 2001 compiling a career college football record of 176–104–4. Ramseyer led Wilmington to three NAIA playoff appearances in 1980, 1982, and 1983, reaching the Division II National Championship game in 1980. Ramseyer was inducted into both schools' hall of fame.
Europe
editIn 2009-10, Ramseyer was head coach of the Winterthur Warriors in Switzerland Nationalliga A (American football). The Warriors reached the Swiss league playoffs semi-final in 2009, losing to the Calanda Broncos. Randy Hippeard, Ramseyer's former star quarterback at Virginia-Wise was signed and was the Warriors starting QB in 2009-2010.
College Head coaching record
editCollege football
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wilmington Quakers (Hoosier–Buckeye Conference) (1972–1985) | |||||||||
1972 | Wilmington | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1973 | Wilmington | 5–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
1974 | Wilmington | 5–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1975 | Wilmington | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
1976 | Wilmington | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1977 | Wilmington | 6–3 | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1978 | Wilmington | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
1979 | Wilmington | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
1980 | Wilmington | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division II Championship | ||||
1981 | Wilmington | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1982 | Wilmington | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
1983 | Wilmington | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
1984 | Wilmington | 6–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1985 | Wilmington | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
Wilmington Quakers (NAIA Division II independent) (1986–1989) | |||||||||
1986 | Wilmington | 6–3 | |||||||
1987 | Wilmington | 5–4 | |||||||
1988 | Wilmington | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1989 | Wilmington | 5–5 | |||||||
Wilmington Quakers (NCAA Division III independent) (1990) | |||||||||
1990 | Wilmington | 4–5 | |||||||
Wilmington: | 114–58–4 | 70–31–4 | |||||||
Clinch Valley / Virginia–Wise Highland Cavaliers (NAIA Division II independent) (1991–2001) | |||||||||
1991 | Clinch Valley | 2–6 | |||||||
1992 | Clinch Valley | 3–7 | |||||||
1993 | Clinch Valley | 6–4 | |||||||
1994 | Clinch Valley | 6–4 | |||||||
1995 | Clinch Valley | 10–2 | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||||
1996 | Clinch Valley | 10–1 | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||||
1997 | Clinch Valley | 6–3 | |||||||
1998 | Clinch Valley | 4–5 | |||||||
1999 | Virginia–Wise | 6–3 | |||||||
2000 | Virginia–Wise | 3–7 | |||||||
2001 | Virginia–Wise | 6–4 | |||||||
Clinch Valley / Virginia–Wise: | 62–46 | ||||||||
Total: | 176–104–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ Glen William "Bill" Ramseyer
- ^ "William Ramseyer '58". blufftonhalloffame.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.