John Ricker

John A. Ricker nicknamed Jit is a former American baseball coach. He played college football at Bowdoin College before enrolling the Navy. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Tufts Jumbos from 1947 to 1955, leading the Jumbos to a fifth-place finish in the 1950 College World Series.

John Ricker
Playing career
Football
1929–1931Bowdoin
Position(s)Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1947–1955Tufts
Head coaching record
Overall82–71
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2

In 1929, Ricker was a back for the Bowdoin Polar Bears football team.[1]

In 1947, Ricker, a former naval commander, was named the head baseball coach at Tufts University.[2]

In addition to coaching baseball at Tufts, Ricker also was a football coach at Medford High School in Massachusetts.[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tufts Jumbos (Independent) (1947–1955)
1947 Tufts 12–2
1948 Tufts 11–1
1949 Tufts 10–7
1950 Tufts 17–6College World Series
1951 Tufts 5–10
1952 Tufts 7–7
1953 Tufts 6–9
1954 Tufts 9–13
1955 Tufts 5–13
Tufts: 82–71
Total:82–71

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[4]

References

  1. "Bowdoin Alumnus Volume 4 (1929-1930)". www.digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu. Bowdoin College. January 1, 1930. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. Jeremy Goldstein (April 20, 2018). "Outstanding in Omaha: The 1950 Tufts baseball team". www.tuftsdaily.com. The Tufts Daily. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. Christopher Hurley (July 24, 2015). "Medford native Corbisiero named to Middlebury Hall of Fame". www.patriotledger.com. The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. "Team Records, Captains & Coaches". www.jumbobaseball.com. Tufts Alumni. Retrieved May 11, 2020.


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