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Rich Ellerson Biography
Rich Ellerson is one of the most popular and richest American Football Coach who was born on January 1, 1953 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Richard Emmet Ellerson, born January 1, 1953, is an American former football coach. From 1996 to 2008, he was the head football coach at Southern Utah University, California Polytechnic State University, and the United States Military Academy. Ellerson was the Cal Poly head football coach. His teams won three conference championships while he was there. He also compiled a 56-34 record which gave him the third highest winning percentage among all football coaches.
Ellerson was the Southern Utah head coach in 1996. He oversaw a turnaround to 4-7, compared to 2-9 the previous year. In 1996, Southern Utah was the NCAA Division I-AA (now Division I FCS), leading team in rushing offense. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Arizona defensive coordinator and kickers’ coach. He coached the Wildcats to the eighth-ranked rush defense, allowing an average of 88.5 yards per match. This was his last season. Arizona was also the Pac-10 Conference’s leader in rush defense. It was also second in total defense with 317.5 yards per match.
In 2008 Ellerson was speculated to be a candidate to replace Washington’s head coach, Tyrone Willingham. He instead accepted an offer to become Army’s head coach in December 2008. Other potential candidates for the vacant Army head coaching position included Mike Sullivan, a West Pointer and wide receivers coach for the New York Giants; Greg Gregory, South Florida offensive coordinator and former Army assistant coach; Charlie Taaffe, former Maryland offensive coordinator, Canadian Football League coach, and Army offensive coordinator; and Ed Warriner, Kansas offensive coordinator who spent 13 years as an Army assistant coach. Army also gauged the interest of both Navy’s offensive and defensive coordinators, Ivin Jasper and Buddy Green, respectively.
In his first season at the helm Ellerson’s team finished the season with a 5–7 record. Going into the final game of the season against Navy, a win would have placed Army in the EagleBank Bowl, their first bowl berth since the 1996 Independence Bowl. They would lose to rival Navy by a score of 17–3. In his second season, Ellerson continued to turn around the Army football program. In 2010, he led Army to a 7–6 record, its first winning season since 1996, and an invitation to and victory in the 2010 Armed Forces Bowl, the program’s first bowl win since 1985. The progress had Ellerson as one of the ten finalists for the 2010 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year. The 2011 campaign for Army was not as successful as the previous two seasons. Facing a schedule with eight bowl-eligible teams and four home games, the Black Knights faltered to a 3–9 season that was plagued with injuries to key players. The fourth year under Ellerson’s tenure ended with a 2–10 record, however it did feature wins against a BCS Conference opponent in Boston College as well as Ellerson’s first victory in a Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy game over Air Force. After a loss to Navy in December 2013, Army administration fired Ellerson.
Ellerson graduated college in 1977 and worked as a graduate assistant at Hawaii under Dick Tomey. He worked alongside Larry MacDuff as an assistant coach and defensive line coach at Arizona from 1992 to 1995. His four-year tenure saw Arizona ranked among the top ten in total defense, and the number-two defense against rush in 1992 and 1993. He was also involved in special teams and mentored placekicker Steve McLaughlin, who won the Lou Groza Award for 1994.
| Name | Rich Ellerson |
| First Name | Rich |
| Last Name | Ellerson |
| Occupation | American Football Coach |
| Birthday | January 1 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place of Birth | Yokohama |
| Home Town | Kanagawa |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Geoffrey Ellerson Sr. |
| Siblings | Geoffrey D. Ellerson Jr., John Ellerson |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Sean Ellerson, Shea Ellerson, Andrew Ellerson, Leta Ellerson |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In January 2016, Ellerson was hired as Jacksonville University’s defensive coordinator under head coach Ian Shields. Shields was Ellerson’s offensive coordinator at Army.
Rich Ellerson Net Worth
Rich Ellerson is one of the richest American Football Coach from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rich Ellerson's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Ellerson is connected to many family members at the Academy. Two of Ellerson’s brothers and his father attended West Point. John Ellerson, his brother, was a captain on the Army football team during West Point’s 1960-63 period. Rich Ellerson stated, “I grew-up with that special connection towards Army Football. It was the most important thing in my life at that time, seeing my big brother play for the Army football team and living on Army posts. It was the foundation of my Army football experience and football is an important part of my daily life. He added that this job is more important than any other in America. This is the United States Military Academy. We are playing football. This is something we need to excel at. This is what we need. Everyone wants to win. We must win. Ellerson expressed his belief in the importance of working with the recruits at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School USMAPS in order to increase the number of qualified candidates for the varsity squad. Ellerson also made a joke about Navy when he compared the offensive scheme he is bringing to Army. “I’m a triple-option guy and our triple option looks like some other team that [sic] we see every now and then, but it isn’t exactly alike… What I do fits well with Academy at all levels.”
Ellerson was a graduate of Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson, Arizona. After being appointed by Congress to the United States Naval Academy in 1972-73, Ellerson quit to attend. Between 1974 and 1977, he attended the University of Hawaii where he was a linebacker and center for the Hawaii Warriors football team.
In 2001, Ellerson took over as the head coach at the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California. While at Cal Poly, Ellerson led the Mustangs to a 52–38 record during his eight-year tenure. With a winning percentage of .622, he currently ranks as the third most successful coach in school history.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | American Football Coach |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
During his first year, Ellerson led Cal Poly to their first winning season in four years, finishing with a 6–5 record. In 2003, Ellerson was named NCAA Division I-AA Coach of the Year. He led the Mustangs to a winning 7–4 record and a national ranking as high as 14th during the season. In 2004, he was named the Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year and AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year. He led Cal Poly to secure the Great West championship. In 2005, Cal Poly finished with a 9–4 record and earned its first playoff berth in 12 years. They were defeated by Texas State in the quarterfinals. The Mustangs recorded a 6–0 record at home. The Mustangs narrowly missed qualifying for the 2006 playoffs. In 2007, Cal Poly achieved a 7–4 record and third place in the Great West. The Mustangs finished the season with a #24 final ranking. Under Ellerson, Cal Poly employed a triple-option offense similar to the ones traditionally used at the service academies.
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Rich Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Rich Ellerson celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.
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