Ronald W. Finch (October 19, 1902 – April 19, 1962) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1937 to 1946, compiling a record of 54–18–1. Finch was also the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for one season in 1943–44, tallying a mark of 10–6. Before coming to Central Michigan Finch taught and coached football at several high schools in the state of Michigan. He retired from coaching following the 1946 season and served as a dean at Central Michigan until his death in 1962.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 19, 1902 |
| Died | April 19, 1962 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1946 | Central Michigan |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1944 | Central Michigan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–1942 | Central Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–18–1 (college football) 10–6 (college basketball) |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan Bearcats/Chippewas (Independent) (1937–1946) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Central Michigan | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1938 | Central Michigan | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1939 | Central Michigan | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Central Michigan | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | Central Michigan | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1942 | Central Michigan | 6–0 | |||||||
| 1943 | Central Michigan | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1944 | Central Michigan | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1945 | Central Michigan | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1946 | Central Michigan | 6–2 | |||||||
| Central Michigan: | 54–18–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 54–18–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Death Take Ron Finch". Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan. Associated Press. April 21, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Ronald Finch, Ex-Coach Here, Dies at CMU". The Herald-Press. April 20, 1962. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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