| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-03-17)March 17, 1927 Aflex, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 2017(2017-02-13) (aged 89) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1950 | William & Mary |
| 1953–1954 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats[1] |
| Positions | End,defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950s | William Byrd HS (VA) |
| 1956–1960 | VMI (line) |
| 1961–1965 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1966–1970 | VMI |
| 1971–1973 | East Carolina (OC) |
| 1977–1978 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 1979–1985 | Shippensburg |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1988 | New England Patriots (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–72–1 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| PSAC (1981) PSAC West Division (1981) | |
| Awards | |
Vito Eupollio Ragazzo (March 17, 1927 – February 13, 2017) was an Americangridiron football player, coach, and scout. He playedcollege football at theCollege of William & Mary and professionally with theHamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a forerunner of theCanadian Football League (CFL). Ragazzo served as the head football coach at theVirginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1966 to 1970 and atShippensburg University of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1985, compiling a career college football coaching record of 51–72–1.
Ragazzo was born on March 17, 1927, inAflex, Kentucky. He attendedWilliamson High School inWilliamson, West Virginia, where he played football as anend and was a teammate ofDick Hensley. He was inducted into the Williamson High School Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the inaugural class in 1998. Ragazzo playedcollege football at theCollege of William & Mary. In his college career with theWilliam & Mary Indians, he caught 15 touchdown passes, which stood as anNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record from 1949 untilHoward Twilley ofTulsa broke it in 1965.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA Division II# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI Keydets(Southern Conference)(1966–1970) | |||||||||
| 1966 | VMI | 2–8 | 1–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1967 | VMI | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1968 | VMI | 1–9 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1969 | VMI | 0–10 | 0–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1970 | VMI | 1–10 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
| VMI: | 10–41 | 5–17 | |||||||
| Shippensburg Red Raiders(Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference)(1979–1985) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Shippensburg | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th(West) | |||||
| 1980 | Shippensburg | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–2nd(West) | |||||
| 1981 | Shippensburg | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st(West) | LNCAA Division II Semifinal | 8 | |||
| 1982 | Shippensburg | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd(West) | |||||
| 1983 | Shippensburg | 4–6 | 1–5 | 6th(West) | |||||
| 1984 | Shippensburg | 4–6 | 1–5 | T–6th(West) | |||||
| 1985 | Shippensburg | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd(West) | |||||
| Shippensburg: | 41–31–1 | 20–21–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–72–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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