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 Slocum gives a gig 'em with his Big 12 Championship ring | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1944 Oakdale, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | McNeese State |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1969 | Lake Charles HS (LA) (DC) |
| 1970 | Kansas State (freshmen OL) |
| 1971 | Kansas State (freshmen) |
| 1972 | Texas A&M (offensive asst.) |
| 1973–1978 | Texas A&M (defensive asst.) |
| 1979–1980 | Texas A&M (DC) |
| 1981 | USC (DC) |
| 1982–1988 | Texas A&M (DC) |
| 1989–2002 | Texas A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019 & 2024 | Texas A&M (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 123–47–2 |
| Bowls | 3–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 SWC (1991–1993) 1 Big 12 (1998) 2 Big 12 South Division (1997–1998) | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 (profile) | |
Richard Copeland Slocum (born November 7, 1944)[1] is a former American football player and coach who is currently a special assistant to the president at Texas A&M University. He has also served as interim athletics director at the university from January through June 2019 and again from January through March 2023,[2] and previously served as the head football coach there from 1989 to 2002. He has won more games as coach (123) than anyone else in Texas A&M Aggies football history. Slocum was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2012.
- ^ "R.C. Slocum". Scout.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ "RC Slocum Named Interim".