Dave Ritchie (football coach)

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Dave Ritchie
Date of birth: circa. 1938[1]
Place of birth: New Bedford, Massachusetts[1]
Career information
Status: Retired
Position(s): Head coach
Organizations
 As coach:
1993-1995
1997-1998
1999-2004
BC Lions
Montreal Alouettes
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and Awards
Awards:
  • Coach of the Year in 2001.
Records:
  • CFL's seventh all-time winningest coach (108 wins)

Dave Ritchie is a former coach in the Canadian Football League. He is best known for his days as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coach from 1999 to 2004. He retired following the end of the 2007 CFL season although he was considered for the 2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach position.[2]

Preceded by
Bob O'Billovich
BC Lions Head Coaches
1993-1995
Succeeded by
Joe Paopao
Preceded by
Bob Price
Montreal Alouettes Head Coaches
1997-1998
Succeeded by
Charlie Taaffe
Preceded by
Jeff Reinebold
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coaches
1999-2004
Succeeded by
Jim Daley

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "Buono, Ritchie both respected", CBC News, 2001-11-21. "Ritchie, 63, a native of New Bedford, Mass." 
  2. ^ Beamish, Mike. "Ritchie decides to pack it in", Vancouver Sun, 2007-02-07. 

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