Rickey Foggie
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Laurens, South Carolina, U.S. | July 15, 1966||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Laurens (SC) | ||||||||||
College: | Minnesota | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1988 | ||||||||||
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Rickey Foggie (born July 15, 1966) is an American former
College career
Foggie became a successful
In 1985, Foggie’s sophomore season, the Gophers made further strides to be a solid program, as they finished off the regular season at 6–5 and earned an invitation to the Independence Bowl, which was their first bowl game in 8 years. Among the Gophers five defeats were close losses to Oklahoma (who would go on to win the National Championship) and Ohio State. Meanwhile, when the Notre Dame head coaching position became available, Lou Holtz was offered and accepted the job to coach the Irish. Assistant John Gutekunst was named the new head coach and led the Gophers in their bowl game against Clemson, which the Gophers won to raise their final season record to 7–5.
The Gophers finished 6–5 the following year in 1986 and earn another bowl invitation – this time to the
for the first time in 9 years.In Foggie’s senior year in 1987, the Gophers again finished 6–5, however, that year they failed to receive a bowl invite.
Professional career
Canadian Football League
Thought of as running quarterback who wouldn't succeed in the
Arena Football League
Next, Foggie embarked on a career in the
Coaching career
At 38, Foggie retired on the playing field, but continued on in
Career after football
Coach Rickey Foggie was cited Coolest Coach by his players at Red Wing High School[citation needed]. Rickey is the father of Trey Foggie, who played at Division 2 Winston-Salem State University.
References
- ^ a b c maconknights.com: Coaches
- ^ a b c d e https://twitter.com/Minnesota_Myth/status/1743044518142738599.
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- ^ "everetthawks.com". ww38.everetthawks.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Rickey Foggie > Our Team : South Georgia Wildcats". Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Foggie named Wingers Head Football republican-eagle.com [dead link]
- ^ "Rickey Foggie out as Eagan's football coach". May 24, 2016.
- ^ "Foggie says he'll fight for Eagan coaching job after Twitter gaffe - StarTribune.com". www.startribune.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.