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Dave Ritchie
Date of birth: circa. 1938[1]
Place of birth: New Bedford, Massachusetts[1]
Career information
Status: Retired
Position(s): HC
Organizations
 As coach:
19931995
19971998
19992004
BC Lions
Montreal Alouettes
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Awards:
Records:
  • CFL's seventh all-time winningest coach (108 wins)

Dave Ritchie (born in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a former coach in the Canadian Football League. He is best known for his days as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coach from 1999 to 2004. He retired following the end of the 2007 CFL season although he was considered for the 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach position.[2]

CFL Head coaching record[]

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Result
BC 1993 10 8 0 .556 4th in West Division 0 1 Lost in Division Semi-Finals
BC 1994 11 6 1 .647 3rd in West Division 3 0 Won Grey Cup
BC 1995 10 8 0 .556 3rd in North Division 0 1 Lost in Division Semi-Finals
BC Total 31 22 1 .583 0 West Division
Championships
3 2 1 Grey Cup
MTL 1997 13 5 0 .722 2nd in East Division 1 1 Lost in Division Finals
MTL 1998 12 5 1 .706 2nd in East Division 1 1 Lost in Division Finals
MTL Total 25 10 1 .708 0 East Division
Championships
2 2 0 Grey Cups
WPG 1999 6 12 0 .333 4th in East Division Missed Playoffs
WPG 2000 7 10 1 .412 3rd in East Division 1 1 Lost in Conference Finals
WPG 2001 14 4 0 .778 1st in East Division 1 1 Lost in Grey Cup
WPG 2002 12 6 0 .667 2nd in West Division 1 1 Lost in Conference Finals
WPG 2003 11 7 0 .611 2nd in West Division 0 1 Lost in Division Finals
WPG 2004 2 5 0 .286 4th in West Division Fired
WPG Total 52 44 1 .532 1 East Division
Championship
3 4 0 Grey Cups
Total 108 76 3 .587 1 East Division
Championship
8 8 1 Grey Cup

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Buono, Ritchie both respected". CBC News. 2001-11-21. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2001/11/21/greycup-coaches011121.html. "Ritchie, 63, a native of New Bedford, Mass."
  2. Beamish, Mike (2007-02-07). "Ritchie decides to pack it in". Vancouver Sun (Canada). http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=22799.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bob O'Billovich
BC Lions Head Coaches
1993–1995
Succeeded by
Joe Paopao
Preceded by
Bob Price
Montreal Alouettes Head Coaches
1997–1998
Succeeded by
Charlie Taaffe
Preceded by
Jeff Reinebold
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coaches
1999–2004
Succeeded by
Jim Daley
Awards
Preceded by
Ron Lancaster
Grey Cup winning Head Coach
82nd Grey Cup, 1994
Succeeded by
Don Matthews


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