Rich Ingold
Encyclopedia
Richard Ingold is a former Arena Football League (AFL) quarterback
who played with the Washington Commandos
, and the Detroit Drive
. He holds the all-time record for most career head coach
ing wins in af2
history, coaching the Quad City Steamwheelers
and, more recently, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
, who he led to Arena Cup VIII in 2007. His head coaching career also includes a partial season coaching the Dallas Vigilantes
of the AFL.
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and was a student and a letterman in football
and baseball
. In football, he led his team to two W.P.I.A.L. Class AA Championships, and was an All-State selection as a senior. Ingold graduated from Seton LaSalle High School in 1981.
, 1987
Quarterback, Detroit Drive, 1988
Offensive Coordinator, Pittsburgh Gladiators, 1989
Head Coach, Quad City Steamwheelers, 2002-2004
Offensive Coordinator, Dallas Desperados
, 2005
Head Coach, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, 2006-2009
Head Coach, Dallas Vigilantes, 2010
marathons. In 2006, Ingold was diagnosed with esophageal cancer
and missed Pioneers training camp for the 2007 season. Ingold has residencies in both Pittsburgh and Dallas
with his wife Kristina and their two children, Alexandra and Richie, Jr.He and Jerry Sandusky worked together at the Second Mile, helping children with their personal problems.
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who played with the Washington Commandos
Washington Commandos
The Washington Commandos were an Arena football team that operated from 1987 to 1990.-Inaugural season :The Washington Commandos were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the initial four-team "demonstration season" of 1987....
, and the Detroit Drive
Massachusetts Marauders
The Massachusetts Marauders was a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League in 1994.-Detroit Drive :...
. He holds the all-time record for most career head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
ing wins in af2
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
history, coaching the Quad City Steamwheelers
Quad City Steamwheelers
The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the af2. They play their home games at i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois....
and, more recently, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers were a minor league arena football team that played in the AF2. The team was part of the East Division in the American conference. The Pioneers were an expansion team for the league's 2002 season, and were the runner-ups in ArenaCup VIII and ArenaCup X.-2001:The...
, who he led to Arena Cup VIII in 2007. His head coaching career also includes a partial season coaching the Dallas Vigilantes
Dallas Vigilantes
The Dallas Vigilantes were an Arena Football League team based in Dallas, Texas. Like its AFL predecessor, the Dallas Desperados, the Vigilantes played at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes and the Jacksonville Sharks began play in the 2010 season, the first after the league's...
of the AFL.
High school
Ingold attended Seton-La Salle Catholic High SchoolSeton-La Salle Catholic High School
Seton-La Salle Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
and was a student and a letterman in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. In football, he led his team to two W.P.I.A.L. Class AA Championships, and was an All-State selection as a senior. Ingold graduated from Seton LaSalle High School in 1981.
Professional career
Quarterback, Washington CommandosWashington Commandos
The Washington Commandos were an Arena football team that operated from 1987 to 1990.-Inaugural season :The Washington Commandos were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the initial four-team "demonstration season" of 1987....
, 1987
Quarterback, Detroit Drive, 1988
Offensive Coordinator, Pittsburgh Gladiators, 1989
Head Coach, Quad City Steamwheelers, 2002-2004
Offensive Coordinator, Dallas Desperados
Dallas Desperados
The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008....
, 2005
Head Coach, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, 2006-2009
Head Coach, Dallas Vigilantes, 2010
Personal
Ingold is an avid runner, and has competed in both the Pittsburgh and the Quad CitiesQuad Cities
The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa–Illinois boundary. These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline , are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which, as of 2010, had an estimated population of...
marathons. In 2006, Ingold was diagnosed with esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
and missed Pioneers training camp for the 2007 season. Ingold has residencies in both Pittsburgh and Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
with his wife Kristina and their two children, Alexandra and Richie, Jr.He and Jerry Sandusky worked together at the Second Mile, helping children with their personal problems.