Ralph Thacker

Ralph Thacker
Biographical details
Thacker pictured in The Forester 1917, Lake Forest yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, basketball
Born	(1880-09-13)September 13, 1880 Michigan
Died	April 12, 1962(1962-04-12) (aged 81)
Alma mater	Olivet College (B.A., 1909)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907	Central Michigan
1912	Nebraska State Normal
1913–1914	Wyoming
1915	Lake Forest
Basketball
1911–1913	Nebraska State Normal
1913–1915	Wyoming
1915–1916	Lake Forest

Head coaching record
Overall	7–22–2 (football) 24–17 (basketball)

Ralph William Thacker (September 13, 1880 – April 12, 1962) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University in 1907, at Nebraska State Normal School—now known as Peru State College—in 1912, the University of Wyoming from 1913 to 1914, and Lake Forest College in 1915, compiling a career college football record of 7–22–2. Thacker was also the head basketball Nebraska State Normal from 1911 to 193, at Wyoming from 1913 to 1915, and at Lake Forest for the 1915–16 season. Thacker died on April 12, 1962.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Central Michigan Normalites (Independent) (1907)
1907	Central Michigan	2–4
Central Michigan:		2–4
Nebraska State Normal () (1912)
1912	Nebraska State Normal	2–4–2
Nebraska State Normal:		2–4–2
Wyoming Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1913–1914)
1913	Wyoming	0–5	0–5	7th
1914	Wyoming	1–5	0–5	8th
Wyoming:		1–10	0–10
Lake Forest Foresters (Little Five Conference) (1915)
1915	Lake Forest	2–4
Lake Forest:		2–4
Total:		7–22–2

References

↑ "Ralph Thacker, Ex-Coach, Dies". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. April 13, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved May 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

Central Michigan Chippewas head football coaches

Pete McCormick (1896)
Carl Pray (1897–1899)
Unknown (1900–1901)
Charles Tambling (1902–1905)
No team (1906)
Ralph Thacker (1907)
Hugh Sutherland (1908)
Harry Helmer (1909–1912)
No team (1913–1915)
Blake Miller (1916)
Fred Johnson (1917)
Charles Tambling (1918)
Garland Nevitt (1919)
Joe Simmons (1920)
Wallace Parker (1921–1923)
Lester Barnard (1924–1925)
Wallace Parker (1926–1928)
A. J. Nowak (1929–1930)
George Van Bibber (1931–1933)
Alex Yunevich (1934–1936)
Ron Finch (1937–1946)
Lyle Bennett (1947–1949)
Warren Schmakel (1950)
Kenneth Kelly (1951–1966)
Roy Kramer (1967–1977)
Herb Deromedi (1978–1993)
Dick Flynn (1994–1999)
Mike DeBord (2000–2003)
Brian Kelly (2004–2006)
Jeff Quinn # (2006)
Butch Jones (2007–2009)
Steve Stripling # (2009)
Dan Enos (2010–2014)
John Bonamego (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Peru State Bobcats head football coaches

Unknown (1900–1906)
Louis D. Scherer (1907–1908)
Elbert Burnett (1909)
Alpha Brumage (1910–1911)
Ralph Thacker (1912)
Earl Johnson (1913–1917)
No team (1918)
W. G. Speer (1919–1922)
Lon Graf (1923–1929)
Glen Gilkeson (1930–1937)
Al Wheeler (1938–1960)
Jack McIntire (1961–1963)
Erv Pitts (1964–1968)
Joe Pelisek (1969–1971)
Jack McIntire (1972–1973)
Bob Riley (1974)
Jerry Joy (1975–1982)
Jay Adcox (1983–1985)
Tom Shea (1986–1990)
Lou Saban (1991)
Monte Meadows (1992–1994)
Dick Strittmatter (1995–2000)
Ryan Held (2001)
Terry Clark (2002–2011)
Steve Schneider (2012– )

Wyoming Cowboys head football coaches

Fred Hess (1892)
No team (1893)
Fred Hess & J. F. Soule (1894)
J. F. Soule (1895–1897)
Fred Hess (1898)
J. F. Soule (1899)
William McMurray (1900–1906)
Robert Ehlman (1907–1908)
Harold I. Dean (1909–1911)
Leon Exelby (1912)
Ralph Thacker (1913–1914)
John Corbett (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
John Corbett (1919–1923)
William Henry Dietz (1924–1926)
George McLaren (1927–1929)
John Rhodes (1930–1932)
Willard Witte (1933–1938)
Joel Hunt (1939)
Okie Blanchard (1940)
Bunny Oakes (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bunny Oakes (1946)
Bowden Wyatt (1947–1952)
Phil Dickens (1953–1956)
Bob Devaney (1957–1961)
Lloyd Eaton (1962–1970)
Fritz Shurmur (1971–1974)
Fred Akers (1975–1976)
Bill Lewis (1977–1979)
Pat Dye (1980)
Al Kincaid (1981–1985)
Dennis Erickson (1986)
Paul Roach (1987–1990)
Joe Tiller (1991–1996)
Dana Dimel (1997–1999)
Vic Koenning (2000–2002)
Joe Glenn (2003–2008)
Dave Christensen (2009–2013)
Pete Kaligis # (2012)
Craig Bohl (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

Wyoming Cowboys basketball head coaches

W. Yates (1904–1906)
Lt. Coburn (1906–1908)
Elmer Hoefer (1908–1909)
Harold I. Dean (1909–1912)
Leon Exelby (1912–1913)
Ralph Thacker (1913–1915)
John Corbett (1915–1924)
Stewart Clark (1924–1928)
George McLaren (1928–1930)
Willard Witte (1930–1939)
Everett Shelton (1939–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Everett Shelton (1944–1959)
Bill Strannigan (1959–1973)
Moe Radovich (1973–1976)
Don DeVoe (1976–1978)
Jim Brandenburg (1978–1987)
Benny Dees (1987–1993)
Joby Wright (1993–1997)
Larry Shyatt (1997–1998)
Steve McClain (1998–2007)
Heath Schroyer (2007–2011)
Fred Langley # (2011)
Larry Shyatt (2011–2016)
Allen Edwards (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Lake Forest Foresters head football coaches

No coach (1882)
No team (1883–1887)
No coach (1888–1898)
D. H. Jackson (1899–1900)
Unknown (1901)
Clarence Herschberger (1902–1904)
James A. Vaughan (1905–1906)
R. E. Brumbaugh (1907)
Burt E. Kennedy (1908–1913)
Ira T. Carrithers (1914)
Ralph Thacker (1915)
E. J. Mather (1916–1918)
Sylvester Derby (1919–1920)
Ralph Glaze (1921–1923)
Floyd L. Brown (1924–1928)
Ira MacIntosh (1929–1932)
Ralph Jones (1933–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Jones (1946–1948)
John W. Breen (1949–1951)
Wally Lemm (1952–1953)
Alvin Hanks (1954–1956)
Wally Lemm (1957)
Nick Wasylik (1958–1965)
Mike Dau (1966–1991)
Maury Waugh (1992–1994)
Randy Moore (1995–1999)
Chad Eisele (2000–2004)
Brent Becker (2005–2008)
Jim Catanzaro (2009– )

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