George Ragsdale

George Ragsdale
No. 23
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1952-12-04) December 4, 1952 (age 71)
Dinwiddie, Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Baltimore City College
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College:North Carolina A&T
NFL draft:1976 / round: 12 / pick: 321
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • North Carolina A&T (1983–1988)
    Running backs coach & recruiting coordinator
  • James B. Dudley HS (NC) (1989–1991)
    Assistant coach
  • Morris Brown (1996–1999)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Norfolk State (2000–2002)
    Offensive coordinator
  • North Carolina A&T (2003–2008)
    Assistant coach
  • North Carolina A&T (2008)
    Interim head coach
  • North Carolina A&T (2009–2010)
    Assistant head coach
  • Grambling State Tigers (2013)
    Interim head coach
  • Central State (OH) (2019–2021)
    Running backs coach & wide receivers coach
  • Central State (OH) (2021)
    Interim head coach
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:34
Rushing yards:147
Rushing TDs:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

George Ragsdale (born April 4, 1951) is a former American football coach and former player. He was the interim head football coach at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio in 2021. Ragsdale is played college football at North Carolina A&T State University. and professionally with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), and played in the United States Football League (USFL). He was used primarily as a kick returner. Ragsdale served as the interim head football coach at North Carolina A&T for the final four games of the 2008 season and at Grambling State University for four games in the middle of the 2013 season.

After his pro football playing days were over, Ragsdale has served at various coaching duties at his alma mater as well as Morris Brown College, Norfolk State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. On September 11, 2013, he was named interim head football coach at Grambling State University.[1] On October 17, 2013, Ragsdale was fired as interim head coach at Grambling.[2]

  1. ^ "HBCU Veteran Named Interim Head Football Coach « Grambling State University News". Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.