Rich Ingold
{{Short description|American football player (1963–2017)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rich Ingold
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 9
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1963|5|15}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|2017|2|15|1963|5|15}}
| death_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| high_school = Mt. Lebanon (PA) Seton-La Salle Catholic
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 185
| college = Indiana (PA)
| undraftedyear = 1986
| pastteams = * Washington Commandos ({{AFL Year|1987}})
- Detroit Drive ({{AFL Year|1988}})
| pastcoaching = * Pittsburgh Gladiators (OC) ({{AFL Year|1989}})
- Quad City Steamwheelers (HC) ({{af2 Year|2002}}–{{af2 Year|2004}})
- Dallas Desperados (OC) ({{AFL Year|2005}})
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (HC) ({{af2 Year|2006}}–{{af2 Year|2009}})
- Dallas Vigilantes (HC) ({{AFL Year|2010}})
| highlights = *First Team All-Arena - QB (1987)
- ArenaBowl II champion (1988)
- AF2 Hall of Fame Election (2009)
| aflstatlabel1 = Completions
| aflstatvalue1 = 355
| aflstatlabel2 = Attempts
| aflstatvalue2 = 611
| aflstatlabel3 = Yards
| aflstatvalue3 = 3,972
| aflstatlabel4 = Touchdowns
| aflstatvalue4 = 71
| aflstatlabel5 = Interceptions
| aflstatvalue5 = 19
| afl = 779
| coachregrecord = 80–33 ({{winpct|80|33}})
| coachplayoffrecord = 7–6 ({{winpct|7|6}})
| coachrecord = 87–39 ({{winpct|35|21}})
}}
Richard Ingold (May 15, 1963 – February 15, 2017) was an Arena Football League (AFL) quarterback who played with the Washington Commandos and the Detroit Drive. He holds the all-time record for most career head coaching wins in af2 history, coaching the Quad City Steamwheelers and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, whom he led to Arena Cup VIII in 2007.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} His head coaching career also included a partial season coaching the Dallas Vigilantes of the AFL in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/news/story?id=5215169|title= Fuller named Vigilantes' interim coach |author=Josh Davis |publisher= |work= ESPN Dallas|date= May 24, 2010 |access-date=February 13, 2013}}
High school
Ingold attended Seton-La Salle Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he led his team to two W.P.I.A.L. Class AA Championships, and was an All-State selection as a senior.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19851114&id=i69RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2W4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7140,4152290 |title=IUP's Rich Ingold is having a record smashing season |date=November 14, 1985 |author=John Sacco |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=February 13, 2013}} Ingold graduated from Seton LaSalle High School in 1981.
College
Ingold played college football at the University of South Carolina in 1981. After the season, when there was a coaching change, Ingold transferred to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, to be closer to home. Ingold's single season at IUP was outstanding, as he set a new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference record for touchdown passes in a single season.
Professional career
Ingold made his professional debut in 1987 as the starting Quarterback for the Washington Commandos. Ingold's season stats were best in the league, earning him First Team All-Arena Honors.
Ingold quarterbacked the Detroit Drive to an ArenaBowl II victory in 1988. After the league started going through financial struggles following the 1988 season, Ingold said he wouldn't play in 1989 citing, "Last year, they played 14 games at $1,000 a game plus $100 per win. This year, there's only four games and they're playing $350 a game plus $50 per win - and you have to pay for your own meals."{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19890622&id=QOlRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1875,6873002 |title=Rich Ingold will pass on Arena Football's sort season |author=Mark Madden |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 22, 1989 |accessdate=February 13, 2013}}
Coaching career
Just one season after retiring, Ingold became the Offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Gladiators.
From 2002-2004, Ingold was the head coach of the af2's Quad City Steamwheelers.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=2336237 |title=Mr. Intensity, A Look at Head Coach Rich Ingold |date=July 15, 2003 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=February 13, 2013}}
In 2005, Ingold returned to the AFL ranks when he was named the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Desperados.
From 2006-2009, Ingold returned to af2 where he became the head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers.
His outstanding record in af2 gave him a chance to become the head coach of the expansion Dallas Vigilantes in 2010. He was fired after a 1-5 start.
Personal life
Ingold was an avid runner, and competed in both the Pittsburgh and the Quad Cities marathons. In 2006, Ingold was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and missed Pioneers training camp for the 2007 season. Ingold had residences in both Pittsburgh and Dallas with his wife Kristina and their two children, Alexandra and Richie, Jr.{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasvigilantes.com/docs/ingold%20bio.pdf |title=Ingold Bio |publisher=Dallas Vigilantes |work=www.dallasvigilantes.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306135605/http://www.dallasvigilantes.com/docs/ingold%20bio.pdf |archivedate=March 6, 2010 }}
Ingold died on February 15, 2017, aged 53.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pahomepage.com/sports/rich-ingold-former-head-coach-of-wilkes-barrescranton-pioneers-dies-at-53/659020591|title=Rich Ingold, Former Head Coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, Dies at 53|last=Donatoni|first=AJ|date=February 16, 2017|newspaper=PA Home Page|access-date=2017-02-17|language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:IUP Crimson Hawks football players
Category:Washington Commandos players
Category:Detroit Drive players
Category:Quad City Steamwheelers coaches
Category:Dallas Vigilantes coaches
Category:Tampa Bay Storm coaches
Category:Dallas Desperados coaches