George Ragsdale

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George Ragsdale
No. 23
Position Running back
Personal information
Born (1952-12-04) December 4, 1952 (age 72)
Dinwiddie, Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Baltimore City College
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College North Carolina A&T
NFL draft 1976: 12th round, 321st overall pick
Career history
Playing
Coaching
  • North Carolina A&T (1983–1988)
    Running backs coach & recruiting coordinator
  • James B. Dudley HS (NC) (1989–1991)
    Assistant coach
  • Morris Brown (1996–1999)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Norfolk State (2000–2002)
    Offensive coordinator
  • North Carolina A&T (2003–2008)
    Assistant coach
  • North Carolina A&T (2008)
    Interim head coach
  • North Carolina A&T (2009–2010)
    Assistant head coach
  • Grambling State Tigers (2013)
    Interim head coach
  • Central State (OH) (2019–2021)
    Running backs coach & wide receivers coach
  • Central State (OH) (2021)
    Interim head coach
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts 34
Rushing yards 147
Rushing TDs 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

George Ragsdale (born April 4, 1951) is an American former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL).

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Ragsdale played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies. After pro playing career, he served at various coaching duties at his alma mater as well as Morris Brown College, Norfolk State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Ragsdale served as the interim head football coach at North Carolina A&T for the final four games of the 2008 season. On September 11, 2013, he was named interim head football coach at Grambling State University. [1] On October 17, 2013, Ragsdale was fired as interim head coach at Grambling. [2] He was the interim head football coach at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio in 2021.

Head coaching record

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2008)
2008 North Carolina A&T 1–3 [n 1] 1–3 [n 1] 8th
North Carolina A&T:1–31–3
Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2013)
2013 Grambling State 0–4 [n 2] 0–2 [n 2] (West) [n 2]
Grambling State:0–40–2
Central State Marauders (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2021–present)
2021 Central State0–4 [n 3] 0–3 [n 3] 5th (West)
Central State:0–40–3
Total:1–11

Notes

  1. 1 2 Lee Fobbs served as North Carolina A&T's head coach for the first eight games of the 2008 season before he was fired. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season. [3] North Carolina A&T finished the season with an overall record of 3–9 and a mark of 1–7 in conference play.
  2. 1 2 3 Doug Williams began the 2013 season as Grambling State's head coach, but was fired after two games. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and helmed the team for four games before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Dennis Winston, who led the team for the final five games of the season. Grambling State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing fifth the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
  3. 1 2 Bobby Rome II served as Central State's head coach for the first six games of the 2021 season before he resigned. Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and led the Aggies for the remainder of the season. [4] Central State finished the season with an overall record of 1–9 and a mark of 0–6 in conference play.

References

  1. ↑ "HBCU Veteran Named Interim Head Football Coach « Grambling State University News". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "College-Football Notebook: Fobbs is fired as coach at A&T". Winston-Salem Journal . Winston-Salem, North Carolina. October 21, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (October 15, 2021). "George Ragsdale replaces Bobby Rome as Marauders football coach". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio . Retrieved December 22, 2021.


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