John Ricker

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John Ricker
Playing career
Football
1929–1931 Bowdoin
Position(s) Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1947–1955 Tufts
Head coaching record
Overall82–71
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2

John A. Ricker nicknamed Jit is a former American baseball coach. He played college football at Bowdoin College before enrolling the Navy. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Tufts Jumbos from 1947 to 1955, leading the Jumbos to a fifth-place finish in the 1950 College World Series.

In 1929, Ricker was a back for the Bowdoin Polar Bears football team. [1]

In 1947, Ricker, a former naval commander, was named the head baseball coach at Tufts University. [2]

In addition to coaching baseball at Tufts, Ricker also was a football coach at Medford High School in Massachusetts. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tufts Jumbos (Independent)(1947–1955)
1947 Tufts12–2
1948 Tufts11–1
1949 Tufts10–7
1950 Tufts 17–6 College World Series
1951 Tufts5–10
1952 Tufts7–7
1953 Tufts6–9
1954 Tufts9–13
1955 Tufts5–13
Tufts:82–71
Total:82–71

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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