Alured Ransom

Alured Ransom
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1908-11-12)November 12, 1908 Pennsylvania
Died	January 13, 1992(1992-01-13) (aged 83) California
Playing career
1928–1932	Geneva
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1941, 1946–1948	Geneva
1950–1951	Washington & Jefferson
1952–1954	Dickinson
Head coaching record
Overall	30-41-2

Alured Chaffee "Slim" Ransom (November 12, 1908^[1]-January 13, 1992^[2]) was a sports educator from the United States who helped develop physical education programs in Afghanistan. While in the US, he was a college football and basketball coach, coaching from 1941 until 1954. His career football coaching record was 30 wins, 41 losses, and 2 ties with a winning percentage of .411. He also spent some time coaching^[3] and as an athletic director^[4] at the high school level.

International impact

Ransom was selected by the Asia Foundation to help develop physical education programs in Afghanistan for secondary schools and colleges. His work as an advisor to the minister of education in Afghanistan went for two years and included advising schools in the creation of facilities and preparation of instructors.^[5]

Playing career

Ransom was a graduate of and played football for Geneva College,^[6] where he earned 12 varsity letters. While at Geneva, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education. In 1939 he earned a Master of Education from the University of Pittsburgh.

Coaching career

Geneva

Prior to coaching at Dickinson, Ransom was the 19th head football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for four seasons, for the 1941 season, and then returned for 1946 until 1948. His coaching record at Geneva was 20 wins, 12 losses, and 2 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him eighth at Geneva in total wins and tenth at Geneva in winning percentage (.618).^[7] Geneva awarded a "Distinguished Service Award" to him in 1982.^[8] His coaching was interrupted by World War II and his military service (see entry below).

Washington & Jefferson

Ransom also coached at Washington & Jefferson College for 1950 and 1951, posting a losing record of 3 wins and 11 losses, with the 1950 season showing a winless 0-8 record.^[9]

Dickinson

Ransom was the 27th head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for three seasons, from 1952 until 1954.^[10] His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 8 wins, 17 losses, and 0 ties.^[11] This ranks him 13th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and 24th at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage.^[12] He also was the basketball coach at Dickinson from 1953 through 1955, accumulating a 21-35 record.^[13]

Military service

Ransom served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Commander aboard the USS Bataan as a gunnery officer. He saw action during World War II while in the Navy from 1942 until 1946.^[14]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
Geneva Golden Tornadoes () (1941–1948)
1941	Geneva	4-3-2
1946	Geneva	7-1
1947	Geneva	7-2
1948	Geneva	2-6
Geneva:		20-12-2
Washington & Jefferson Presidents () (1950–1951)
1950	Washington & Jefferson	0-8
1951	Washington & Jefferson	3-3
Washington & Jefferson:		3-11
Dickinson Red Devils () (1952–1954)
1952	Dickinson
1953	Dickinson
1954	Dickinson
Dickinson:		8-17
Total:		30-14-2
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

↑ Archives: Dickinson College
↑ FamilySearch U.S. Social Security Death Index Alured Ransom
↑ McDonald Record-Outlook Archives October 8, 1942
↑ McDonald Record-Outlook Archives July 7, 1932
↑ Pittsburgh Press "District's 'Mr. Gulliver' on Move-This Time it's to Afghanistan" by Edwin Beachler, September 22, 1958
↑ The Jambar (Student Publication of Youngstown College) "YoCo's Penguins Will Resume Gridiron Rivalry With Geneva College Tomorrow Night at Rayen" September 18, 1946
↑ Geneva College coaching records
↑ Geneva College Alumni Awards
↑ "Presidents Football Media Guide". Washington & Jefferson College. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28.
↑ Centennial Conference "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
↑ “The History of Football at Dickinson College, 1885–1969.” Gobrecht, Wilbur J., Chambersburg, PA: Kerr Printing Co., 1971.
↑ Dickinson College Football Media Guide
↑ Dickinson College Basketball Media Guide
↑ Pittsburgh Press "District's 'Mr. Gulliver' on Move-This Time It's to Afghanistan" by Edwin Beachler, September 22, 1958

Geneva Golden Tornadoes head football coaches

William McCracken (1890–1896)
Ross Fiscus (1897–1899)
J. B. Craig (1900–1903)
Smith Alford (1904)
Archibald Leech (1905)
No team (1906)
Arthur McKean (1907–1911)
Graydon Long (1912)
Coligny Brainerd Metheny (1913–1916)
Phillip Henry Bridenbaugh (1917–1921)
Robert Park (1922)
Tom Davies (1923)
Jack Sack (1924)
Bo McMillin (1925–1927)
Mack Flenniken (1928–1929)
Howard Harpster (1930–1932)
Jimmy Robertson (1933)
Dike Beede (1934–1936)
Edgar P. Weltner (1937–1940)
Alured Ransom (1941)
Cal Hubbard (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Alured Ransom (1946–1948)
Walter J. West (1949–1952)
Byron E. Morgan (1953–1962)
Donald Lederick (1963–1966)
Joe Banks (1967–1968)
Dan Frasier (1969–1971)
Max Holm (1972–1973)
Dick Lasse (1974–1975)
Gene Sullivan (1976–1992)
Geno DeMarco (1993– )

Washington & Jefferson Presidents head football coaches

R. LeBlanc Lynch (1891–1892)
J. J. Clark # (1892)
Joseph Hamilton (1893)
E. Gard Edwards (1894–1895)
Clinton Woods (1896–1897)
W. D. Inglis (1898)
S. W. Black (1899)
William B. Seaman (1900–1904)
Frank Piekarski (1905–1907)
David C. Morrow (1908–1911)
Bob Folwell (1912–1915)
Sol Metzger (1916–1917)
Ralph Hutchinson (1918)
David C. Morrow (1919–1920)
Greasy Neale (1921–1922)
John Heisman (1923)
David C. Morrow (1924–1925)
Andrew Kerr (1926–1928)
Bill Amos (1929–1931)
Leroy Day (1932–1936)
George Roark (1937–1940)
Stu Holcomb (1941)
Pete Henry (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Pete Henry (1945)
Henry Luecht (1946–1949)
Alured Ransom (1950–1951)
Joe McMullen (1952–1953)
Charles Nelson (1954–1955)
Edward Chupa (1956–1959)
Chuck Ream (1960–1972)
Pat Mondock (1973–1981)
John Luckhardt (1982–1998)
John Banaszak (1999–2002)
Mike Sirianni (2003– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Dickinson Red Devils head football coaches

Nathan Stauffer (1896–1899)
Sam Boyle (1900)
Ralph Hutchinson (1901)
Charles P. Hutchins (1902–1903)
Forrest Craver (1904)
J. William Williams (1905–1906)
Joseph Pipal (1907)
Paul J. Davis (1908)
Paul G. Smith (1909)
J. Troutman Gougler (1910)
Thomas Crooks (1910)
Simon F. Pauxtis (1911–1912)
S. W. Harrington (1913–1914)
Francis Dunn (1915)
No team (1916)
Francis Dunn (1917)
Forrest Craver (1918–1921)
Glenn Killinger (1922)
B. Russell Murphy (1923)
Joseph Lightner (1923–1925)
S. Marsh Johnson (1926)
Robert Duffy (1927–1928)
Percy W. Griffiths (1929–1930)
Joseph H. McCormick (1931–1934)
Art Kahler (1935–1941)
Benjamin James (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Ricker (1946–1949)
Frank Maze (1950–1951)
Alured Ransom (1952–1954)
Brinton Piez (1955–1956)
Donald Seibert (1957–1963)
W. J. Gobrecht (1965–1979)
Raymond Erney (1980–1983)
W. J. Gobrecht (1984)
Ed Sweeney (1985–1992)
Darwin Breaux (1993– )

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