Ronald Chester Kichline (January 4, 1895 – January 20, 1956) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach (1916 1920) and head men's basketball coach (1917-1920) at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.[1] Kichline spent the 1921–22 academic year serving in the same roles at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[2] He spent the final years of his college coaching career as the head football coach his alma mater, Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, from 1925 to 1930. After retiring from college coach, he work in the insurance industry and as a teacher. He was an interim head coach at Reading Senior High School in Reading, Pennsylvania while their regular coach was serving in World War II.[3]

Ronald C. Kichline
Biographical details
Born(1895-01-04)January 4, 1895
Bangor, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1956(1956-01-20) (aged 61)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1915Ursinus
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1920Mansfield
1921Juniata
1925–1930Ursinus
1942–1944Reading HS (PA) (interim HC)
Basketball
1917–1920Mansfield
1921–1922Juniata
Head coaching record
Overall41–54–5 (college football)
28–10 (college basketball)

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Mansfield Mountaineers (Independent) (1916–1920)
1916 Mansfield 3–4
1917 Mansfield 6–4
1918 Mansfield 3–1
1919 Mansfield 4–4
1920 Mansfield 6–2–1
Mansfield: 22–15–1
Juniata Indians (Independent) (1921)
1921 Juniata 0–8
Juniata: 0–8
Ursinus Bears (Independent) (1925–1930)
1925 Ursinus 2–6–1
1926 Ursinus 1–8
1927 Ursinus 5–4
1928 Ursinus 3–6
1929 Ursinus 2–4–3
1930 Ursinus 6–3
Ursinus: 19–31–4
Total: 41–54–5

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Records". Mansfield Mountaineers men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Updated Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Juniata Eagles men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Former Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". Lebanon Daily News. January 21, 1956. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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