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Dave Ragone 
Ragone with the Berlin Thunder in 2005.Tennessee Titans Wide Receivers Coach Quarterback Personal information Date of birth: October 3, 1979 Place of birth: Middleburg Heights, Ohio Career information College: Louisville NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88 Debuted in 2003 for the Houston Texans Last played in 2005 for the Berlin Thunder Career history As player:
- Houston Texans (2003–2005)
- Berlin Thunder (2005)
- St. Louis Rams (2006) *
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
- Hartford Colonials (2010)
Quarterbacks Coach - Tennessee Titans (2011–present)
Wide Receivers Coach
Career highlights and awards - 3x Honorable Mention All-American (2000-2003)
- 3x Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year (2000-2003)
- NFL Europe Offensive MVP (2005)
Career NFL statistics as of 2005 TD–INT 0–1 Passing yards 135 QB Rating 47.4 Stats at NFL.com David Patrick Ragone (born October 3, 1979) is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.
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Early years
Ragone attended St. Ignatius High School and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior quarterback, he was an All-State first team honoree and led his team to the State Semi-Final game, losing 20-19 against Canton McKinley. Also as a senior, he was a starter on the basketball team that went on to be the State Runner-Up.
In the fall of 2009, Ragone was inducted into the Saint Ignatius Athletic Hall of Fame.
College career
During his college career at the University of Louisville, he went 27-11 as a starter, including an 11-1 mark in 2001. Ragone finished his collegiate career as Louisville's second all time leading passer. He was a three-time All-American Honorable Mention and three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.
Professional career
He was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and started in two games behind David Carr. In 2005, Ragone was named NFL Europe's Offensive MVP, leading the Berlin Thunder to World Bowl XIII. Ragone was waived by the Texans and claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals in May 2006. In June 2006, the Bengals traded Ragone to the St. Louis Rams.
Ragone was released by the Rams during training camp prior to the 2006 season. He then began a sports talk show on Louisville, Kentucky radio station WQKC.
Coaching career
Ragone began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2010. He was named wide receivers coach of the Tennessee Titans on February 22, 2011.[1]
References
- ^ "Titans Add To Coaching Staff". TitansOnline.com. February 22, 2011. http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/Titans-Add-To-Coaching-Staff/ca408419-6f23-4294-80f7-1b4c059561f4. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Chris RedmanLouisville Cardinals Starting Quarterback
2000–2002Succeeded by
Stefan LeForsLouisville Cardinals starting quarterbacks Houston Texans starting quarterbacks Berlin Thunder starting quarterbacks Andre Ware (1999) • Eric Kresser (2000) • Scott Milanovich (2000) • Jonathan Quinn (2001) • Todd Husak (2002) • Henry Burris (2003) • Phil Stambaugh (2003) • Rohan Davey (2004) • Dave Ragone (2005) • Lang Campbell (2006) • Travis Lulay (2007)
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) alumni
- American football quarterbacks
- Louisville Cardinals football players
- Big 33 Football Classic alumni
- Houston Texans players
- Berlin Thunder players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Hartford Colonials coaches
- Tennessee Titans coaches
- Players of American football from Ohio
- People from Logan County, Ohio
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