Dick Voris

Dick Voris

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)	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)

Richard J. Voris (January 25, 1922 – December 26, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at the University of Virginia from 1958 to 1960, compiling a record of 1–29.

Early life

He graduated from

(later Hartnell) in 1942.

Coaching career

Voris was named head coach of the Virginia 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 against Duke 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 the

. During that period the Packers won two league championships.

He was also an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers and at San Jose State.

After coaching James Lick High School to a championship, he brought nine players from the San Jose area and two from his previous coaching job in Hanford to join Salinas Valley area players.

In his two seasons at Hartnell, his teams compiled a 20–0–1 record.

Head coaching record

College

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

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