| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-01-25)January 25, 1922 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2008(2008-12-26) (aged 86) |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1948 | San Jose State |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1953 | Hartnell |
| 1954 | Los Angeles Rams (assistant) |
| 1955–1957 | Army (DL) |
| 1958–1960 | Virginia |
| 1961–1962 | Green Bay Packers (WR/TE) |
| 1963–1967 | San Francisco 49ers (DL) |
| 1968–1970 | St. Louis Cardinals (DL) |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals (DC/LB) |
| 1972 | Detroit Lions (LB) |
| 1973 | Baltimore Colts (DC/LB) |
| 1974–1975 | New York Jets (DC/LB) |
| 1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–29 (college) 20–0–1 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 0–0–1 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2Coast Conference (1952–1953) | |
Richard J. Voris (January 25, 1922 – December 26, 2008) was anAmerican football player and coach. He served as head football coach at theUniversity of Virginia from 1958 to 1960, compiling a record of 1–29.
Voris graduated fromSanta Cruz High School in 1940, where he was on the varsity football team as well as a member of the golf team and track and field.[1] He graduated from Salinas Junior College—now known asHartnell College—in 1942.
Voris was named head coach of theVirginia Cavaliers football program on February 11, 1958.[2] In his three seasons at the helm, the Cavaliers went 1–29. That mark included a 28-game losing streak, then an NCAA major-college record. His only win came againstDuke with a score of 15–12. He resigned shortly after the conclusion of the 1960 season, on December 9.[3]
Following his stint at Virginia, Voris was hired by theGreen Bay Packers of the NFL. From 1961 to 1962, he served as the teams director of player personnel and also as an assistant onVince Lombardi's staff, coaching theends. During that period the Packers won two league championships.
He was also an assistant coach with theSan Francisco 49ers and atSan Jose State.
After coachingJames Lick High School to a championship, he brought nine players from theSan Jose area and two from his previous coaching job inHanford to joinSalinas Valley area players.
In his two seasons at Hartnell, his teams compiled a 20–0–1 record.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1958–1960) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Virginia | 1–9 | 1–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1959 | Virginia | 0–10 | 0–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1960 | Virginia | 0–10 | 0–6 | 8th | |||||
| Virginia: | 1–29 | 1–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–29 | ||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartnell Panthers(Coast Conference)(1952–1953) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Hartnell | 10–0–1 | 4–0 | 1st | TJunior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1953 | Hartnell | 10–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Hartnell: | 20–0–1 | 8–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–0–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||