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{{Short description|American football player and coach}}
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| name = Dick Gwinn
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| birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1936}}}}
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| sport = [[American football|Football]]
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| player_years1 = 1956–1958
| player_years1 = 1956–1958
| player_team1 = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
| player_team1 = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
| player_positions = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
| coach_years1 = 1973–1976
| coach_years1 = 1968–1970
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| coach_team1 = [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]]
| coach_team1 = [[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen football|NE Oklahoma A&M]] (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1971–1972
| coach_team2 = [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]] ([[Defensive coordinator|DC]])
| coach_years3 = 1973–1976
| coach_team3 = Weber State
| overall_record = 10–33–1
| overall_record = 10–33–1
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'''Richard L. Gwinn''' is a former [[American football]] player and coach.
'''Richard L. Gwinn''' (born {{Circa|1936}}) is a former [[American football]] player and coach. He serves ad the football head coach at Weber State College—now known as [[Weber State University]]—in [[Ogden, Utah]], from 1973 to 1976, compiling a {{winpct|10|33|1|record=y}} record.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Gwinn played at the [[University of Oklahoma]] under head coach [[Bud Wilkinson]] from 1956 to 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=633|title=Dick Gwinn|publisher=soonerstats.com|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>
Gwinn played [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] at the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|University of Oklahoma]] under head coach [[Bud Wilkinson]] from [[1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1956]] to [[1958 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1958]].<ref name=wbnmgwn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a_QoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bn4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6964%2C6728141 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Ferguson |first=George |title=Weber names Gwinn |date=January 31, 1973 |page=C7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=633|title=Dick Gwinn|publisher=soonerstats.com|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref> The Sooners were undefeated in 1956 and lost only once in both [[1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team|1957]] and 1958.


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
Gwinn was an assistant coach at [[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College]] in [[Miami, Oklahoma|Miami]], Oklahoma, from 1968 to 1970, when the team compiled a {{winpct|23|5|record=y}} record in three seasons and won the [[NJCAA National Football Championship]] in 1969. He was hired as the [[defensive coordinator]] at [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]] in the [[Big Sky Conference]] in 1971 and succeeded [[Sark Arslanian]] as head coach in January 1973.<ref name=wbnmgwn/><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Weber State Names Gwinn To Head Football Program |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56593963/the-ogden-standard-examiner/ |newspaper=[[Standard-Examiner]] |location=[[Ogden, Utah]] |date=January 31, 1979 |page=18 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> During his fourth year in 1976, Gwinn announced his resignation in mid-October, effective at the end of the season.<ref name=wgtstpdn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=485SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3614%2C4382257 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |title=Weber's Gwinn to step down at end of year |date=October 18, 1976 |page=B6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/19/archives/coach-quits-at-weber-state.html|title=Coach Quits at Weber State|work=[[New York Times]]|date=October 19, 1976|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>
Gwinn coached at [[Weber State University]] from 1973 to 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/19/archives/coach-quits-at-weber-state.html|title=Coach Quits at Weber State|work=[[New York Times]]|date=October 19, 1976|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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| name = [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State Wildcats]]
| conf = [[Big Sky Conference]]
| startyear = 1973
| endyear = 1976
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1973 NCAA Division II football season|1973]]
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| name = [[1973 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]]
| overall = 3–8
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1974 NCAA Division II football season|1974]]
| name = [[1974 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]]
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1975 NCAA Division II football season|1975]]
| name = [[1975 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]]
| overall = 1–9–1
| conference = 1–4–1
| confstanding = 6th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1976 NCAA Division II football season|1976]]
| name = Weber State
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Weber State
| overall = 10–33–1
| confrecord = 5–18–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 10–33–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 18 December 2024

Dick Gwinn
Biographical details
Bornc. 1936 (age 87–88)
Playing career
1956–1958Oklahoma
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1970NE Oklahoma A&M (assistant)
1971–1972Weber State (DC)
1973–1976Weber State
Head coaching record
Overall10–33–1

Richard L. Gwinn (born c. 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He serves ad the football head coach at Weber State College—now known as Weber State University—in Ogden, Utah, from 1973 to 1976, compiling a 10–33–1 (.239) record.

Playing career

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Gwinn played guard at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bud Wilkinson from 1956 to 1958.[1][2] The Sooners were undefeated in 1956 and lost only once in both 1957 and 1958.

Coaching career

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Gwinn was an assistant coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma, from 1968 to 1970, when the team compiled a 23–5 (.821) record in three seasons and won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1969. He was hired as the defensive coordinator at Weber State in the Big Sky Conference in 1971 and succeeded Sark Arslanian as head coach in January 1973.[1][3] During his fourth year in 1976, Gwinn announced his resignation in mid-October, effective at the end of the season.[4][5]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (1973–1976)
1973 Weber State 3–8 2–4 T–5th
1974 Weber State 4–7 1–5 7th
1975 Weber State 1–9–1 1–4–1 6th
1976 Weber State 2–9 1–5 6th
Weber State: 10–33–1 5–18–1
Total: 10–33–1

References

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  1. ^ a b Ferguson, George (January 31, 1973). "Weber names Gwinn". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C7.
  2. ^ "Dick Gwinn". soonerstats.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Weber State Names Gwinn To Head Football Program". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. January 31, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Weber's Gwinn to step down at end of year". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). October 18, 1976. p. B6.
  5. ^ "Coach Quits at Weber State". New York Times. October 19, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2018.


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