Biographical details | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | October 20, 1932
Died | July 17, 2021 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 88)
Playing career | |
1955–1957 | Kansas State |
1958 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959–1961 | Drake (assistant) |
1962–1964 | Washburn |
1965 | Kansas (assistant) |
1966 | Southern Illinois |
1967–1972 | Illinois (assistant) |
1973–1974 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
1975–1977 | Kansas State |
1978–1982 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (assistant) |
1983 | Denver Gold (assistant) |
1984 | Pittsburgh Maulers |
1986–1988 | Toronto Argonauts (OL) |
1989–1991 | Toledo (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2000–2004 | Tennessee Titans (scout) |
2005–2007 | Miami Dolphins (scout) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 27–42–1 (college) 1–7 (USFL) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 CIAC (1964) | |
Awards | |
Ellis Dwight Rainsberger Sr. (October 20, 1932 – July 17, 2021) was an American gridiron football player, coach, and scout.[1] He served as the head football coach at Washburn University (1962–1964), Southern Illinois University Carbondale (1966), and Kansas State University (1975–1977), compiling a career college football record of 27–42–1. Rainsberger was the head coach of the USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers for part of the 1984 season, tallying a mark of 1–7. He was most recently a scout with the Tennessee Titans (2000–2004) and Miami Dolphins (2005–2007) of the National Football League (NFL).