Dick Foster

Richard Henry Foster (January 24, 1934 – October 23, 2020) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas from 1969 to 1970 and Coffeyville Community College from 1975 to 1988, compiling a career junior college football coaching record of 146–25–2. He led his 1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football team and 1983 Coffeyville Red Ravens football team to NJCAA National Football Championships.

Dick Foster

Biographical details
Born	(1934-01-24)January 24, 1934 Nevada, Missouri, U.S.
Died	October 23, 2020(2020-10-23) (aged 86)
Playing career
c. 1953	William Jewell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1956	Grain Valley HS (MO) (assistant)
1957–1968	Platte County HS (MO)
1969–1970	Fort Scott
1971–1974	Kansas (freshmen / recruiting)
1975–1988	Coffeyville
Head coaching record
Overall	146–25–2 (junior college) 84–22–9 (high school)
Bowls	9–3 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NJCAA National (1970, 1983) 10 KJJCC/KJCCC regular season (1970, 1975–1976, 1978–1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)

Foster graduated from William Jewell College in 1954, and later received a master's degree from the University of Missouri. He began his coaching career at Grain Valley High School in Grain Valley, Missouri, where he was an assistant football coach for two seasons. Foster was the head football coach at Platte County High School in Platte City, Missouri from 1957 to 1968, tallying a mark of 84–22–9 in 12 seasons.^[1] In between his stints at Fort Scott and Coffeyville, he spent four years at the University of Kansas as freshman coach and director of recruiting under head football coach Don Fambrough.^[2] Foster left Coffeyville in 1989 to become the athletic department recruiting coordinator at the University of Oklahoma, reporting to athletic director Donnie Duncan.^[3] Foster's on, Skip Foster, succeeded him as head coach of the Red Ravens.^[4]

Foster died on October 23, 2020.^[5]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Fort Scott Greyhounds (Kansas Jayhawk Junior College Conference) (1969–1970)
1969	Fort Scott	8–2	5–2	T–2nd
1970	Fort Scott	11–0	8–0	1st	W Shrine Bowl
Fort Scott:		19–2	13–2
Coffeyville Red Ravens (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (1975–1988)
1975	Coffeyville	11–0	8–0	1st	W Wool Bowl
1976	Coffeyville	8–3	7–1	1st	L Wool Bowl
1977	Coffeyville	7–3	5–3	3rd
1978	Coffeyville	10–1	8–0	1st	W Coca-Cola Bowl
1979	Coffeyville	7–3	6–2	T–1st	L Rodeo Bowl
1980	Coffeyville	9–0	7–0	1st	W Beef Empire Classic
1981	Coffeyville	8–1–1	6–1–1	2nd
1982	Coffeyville	10–1	8–0	1st
1983	Coffeyville	11–1	7–1	2nd	W Kansas Jayhawk Bowl
1984	Coffeyville	10–2	7–0	1st	W Kansas Jayhawk Bowl
1985	Coffeyville	10–2	6–1	2nd	W Kansas Jayhawk Bowl
1986	Coffeyville	9–2	7–0	1st	L Kansas Jayhawk Bowl
1987	Coffeyville	8–2	5–1	2nd	W Kansas Jayhawk Bowl
1988	Coffeyville	9–1–1	6–0	1st	W Kansas Jayhawk Bowl
Coffeyville:		127–23–2	85–10–1
Total:		146–25–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

1. "Foster Takes Grid Post At Coffeyville". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. February 22, 1975. p. 7D. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Ft. Scott coach gets Kansas job". The Iola Register. Iola, Kansas. Associated Press. January 30, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Coffeyville CC grid coach hired by OU". Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. Associated Press. June 16, 1989. p. 9. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Coffeyville hires coach". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. June 22, 1989. p. 5B. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Foley, Ivan (October 30, 2020). "Dick Foster, legendary football coach, dies at 86". The Platte County Landmark. Platte City, Missouri. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
6. "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. pp. 3–4. Retrieved May 27, 2024.