Ron McBride
American football player and coach (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald Douglas McBride (born October 14, 1939)[1][2] is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1990 to 2002 and at Weber State University from 2005 to 2011, compiling a career college football record of 131–101.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-10-14) October 14, 1939 (age 84) South Gate, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1959–1962 | San Jose State |
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Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1965 | San Jose State (FR/DC/LB) |
1966–1968 | Piedmont Hills HS (CA) (DC) |
1969–1971 | Gavilan (OC/OL) |
1972–1973 | UC Riverside (OC) |
1974–1976 | Long Beach State (OC) |
1977–1982 | Utah (OC) |
1983–1984 | Wisconsin (OL) |
1985–1986 | Utah (OL) |
1987–1989 | Arizona (OL) |
1990–2002 | Utah |
2003–2004 | Kentucky (LB) |
2005–2011 | Weber State |
2013 | Utah Blaze (OL) |
2016 | Portland Steel (OL) |
2017 | Salt Lake Screaming Eagles (AHC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 131–101 |
Bowls | 3–3 |
Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 WAC (1995) 1 MWC (1999) 1 Big Sky (2008) | |
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A native of Los Angeles, McBride was an all-city football and baseball standout at South Gate High School. He graduated from San Jose State University where he played for the Spartans from 1959 to 1962 and served as team captain his senior year. He later played professionally with the San Jose Apaches of the USA League.