Ron Schipper

Ron Schipper (August 7 1928 - March 27 2006), nicknamed "Skip", was an American college football coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa from 1961 to 1996.

Schipper was born in Zeeland, Michigan. During his tenure at Central College, he never failed to have a winning season, and retired with an .808 career winning percentage - then the fourth highest in Division III history. His teams won 18 Iowa Conference championships, enjoyed ten undefeated seasons, and won the 1974 Division III national championship; they were national runners-up in 1984 and 1988.

His 287 career wins rank second in Division III history, and eighth among coaches in all divisions. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1964 to 1993. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and received the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, presented by the American Football Coaches Association, in 2004.

He died in Holland, Michigan at age 77.

ee also

*List of presidents of the American Football Coaches AssociationCoached at Fennville High School. Players gave him the name "Papa Ron"famous Quote "Play With Passion"

External links

* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=80029 College Football Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/news.php?id=820 Hall of Fame obituary]
* [http://www.central.edu/athletics/football/archive/032706.htm Central College story on Schipper's death]
* [http://www.central.edu/athletics/schipper/index.html Central College memories blog]