John R. Richards | |
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | Wisconsin | February 24, 1875
Died | October 28, 1947 Los Angeles, California | (aged 72)
Playing career | |
1892–1895 | Wisconsin |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1905–1909 1911 1912 1917 1919–1922 | Colorado College Wisconsin Ohio State Wisconsin Wisconsin |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–21–8 |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
John Robertson "Big John" Richards (February 24, 1875 – October 28, 1947) was an American football player, coach, educator, and public administrator. He served as the head coach at Colorado College (1905–1909), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1911, 1917, 1919–1922), and Ohio State University (1912), compiling a career college football record of 58–21–8.
In 1904, Richards was appointed as the principal of a high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Previously he had been a high school football coach and economics instructor in Dubuque, Iowa and a principal of military academies in Minnesota and Missouri.[1] After retiring from coaching, Richards was a director of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District, a part of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, from 1929 to 1947.[2] He died on October 28, 1947 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 72.[3]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Colorado College Tigers (Independent) (1905–1909) | |||||||||
1905 | Colorado College | 5–1–2 | |||||||
1906 | Colorado College | 3–2–2 | |||||||
1907 | Colorado College | 5–2 | |||||||
1908 | Colorado College | 5–2 | |||||||
1909 | Colorado College | 5–2 | |||||||
Colorado College: | 23–9–4 | ||||||||
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1911) | |||||||||
1911 | Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
Ohio State Buckeyes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1912) | |||||||||
1912 | Ohio State | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
Ohio State: | 6–3 | 5–0 | |||||||
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1917) | |||||||||
1917 | Wisconsin | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1919–1922) | |||||||||
1919 | Wisconsin | 5–2 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
1920 | Wisconsin | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1921 | Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | |||||
1922 | Wisconsin | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
Wisconsin: | 29–9–4 | 14–7–3 | |||||||
Total: | 58–21–8 |
References[]
- ↑ "JOHN RICHARDS ADVANCED; Is Elected Principal of Colorado Springs High School for 1905". Telegraph Herald. June 3, 1904. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9xpFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8boMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3892,2495111. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ↑ "THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009". Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. p. 29. http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/about/AR/AR09/General-Information.pdf. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ↑ AP (October 29, 1947). "John R. Ricards". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F30915F9385E17738DDDA00A94D8415B8788F1D3. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
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