John A. Ricker nicknamed Jit is an American former baseball coach. He played college football at Bowdoin College before enrolling the Navy. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Tufts Jumbos from 1947 to 1955, leading the Jumbos to a fifth-place finish in the 1950 College World Series.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1929–1931 | Bowdoin |
| Position(s) | Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1947–1955 | Tufts |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–71 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–2 |
In 1929, Ricker was a back for the Bowdoin Polar Bears football team.[1]
In 1947, Ricker, a former naval commander, was named the head baseball coach at Tufts University.[2]
In addition to coaching baseball at Tufts, Ricker also was a football coach at Medford High School in Massachusetts.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1947–1955) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Tufts | 12–2 | |||||||
| 1948 | Tufts | 11–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Tufts | 10–7 | |||||||
| 1950 | Tufts | 17–6 | College World Series | ||||||
| 1951 | Tufts | 5–10 | |||||||
| 1952 | Tufts | 7–7 | |||||||
| 1953 | Tufts | 6–9 | |||||||
| 1954 | Tufts | 9–13 | |||||||
| 1955 | Tufts | 5–13 | |||||||
| Tufts: | 82–71 | ||||||||
| Total: | 82–71 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Bowdoin Alumnus Volume 4 (1929-1930)". www.digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu. Bowdoin College. January 1, 1930. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Jeremy Goldstein (April 20, 2018). "Outstanding in Omaha: The 1950 Tufts baseball team". www.tuftsdaily.com. The Tufts Daily. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Christopher Hurley (July 24, 2015). "Medford native Corbisiero named to Middlebury Hall of Fame". www.patriotledger.com. The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Team Records, Captains & Coaches". www.jumbobaseball.com. Tufts Alumni. Retrieved May 11, 2020.