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Casto Ramsey
Biographical details
Born(1920-08-06)August 6, 1920
DiedDecember 20, 2008(2008-12-20) (aged 88)
Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1940–1941King
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946Cambridge HS (OH) (backfield)
1947Dundee HS (IL) (backfield)
1948–1951Tazewell HS (VA)
1952Virginia HS (VA)
1953–1956Emory and Henry
1957–1959Houston (offensive backfield)
1960–1968Emory and Henry
1969VPI (offensive backfield)
1970–1971Abingdon HS (VA)
1972–1973Virginia (backfield)
1974–1975Sullivan East HS (TN)
Basketball
1953–1956Emory and Henry
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1952–1953Virginia HS (VA)
Head coaching record
Overall81–40–7 (college football)
39–30 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 Smoky Mountain (1953, 1956, 1962)
2 Virginia Little Seven/Eight (1954, 1956)

Charles Casto Ramsey (August 6, 1920 – December 20, 2008) was an American football and basketball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia, from 1953 to 1956, and 1960 to 1968, compiling a record of 81–40–7. Ramsey was also the head basketball coach at Emory and Henry from 1953 to 1956, tallying a mark of 39–30. He left Emory and Henry in 1957 to become the offensive backfield coach at the University of Houston under Hal Lahar.[1]

A native of Cardington, Ohio, Ramsey attended high school in Galion, Ohio. He attended Ohio University and Michigan State University before playing college football at King College—now known as King University—in Bristol, Tennessee. During World War II, Ramsey served as a physical instructor at King College for the Army Cadet Corps and later aboard the USS Antietam as director of athletics. Ramsey began his football coaching career after the war as backfield coach at Cambridge High School in Cambridge, Ohio and the following year in the same capacity in Dundee, Illinois. In 1948, he was appointed he football coach at Tazewell High School in Tazewell, Virginia, succeeding Conley Snidow, who became head football and basketball coach at Emory and Henry.[2][3]

Ramsey died on December 20, 2008, in Abingdon, Virginia.[4][5]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Emory and Henry Wasps (Smoky Mountain Conference / Virginia Little Six/Seven/Eight Conference) (1953–1956)
1953 Emory and Henry 6–5 / 1–1 1st / 2nd L Burley
1954 Emory and Henry 4–3–3 / 2–0 T–1st / 1st
1955 Emory and Henry 6–3–1 1–0 / 1–1 1st / 3rd
1956 Emory and Henry 9–1 1–0 / 2–0 1st / 1st
Emory and Henry Wasps (Smoky Mountain Conference / Virginia Little Six/Seven/Eight Conference) (1960–1965)
1960 Emory and Henry 7–2–1 / 1–0 / 2nd
1961 Emory and Henry 4–4 / 1–0 / NA
1962 Emory and Henry 8–0–1 / 1–0 1st / NA
1963 Emory and Henry 8–2–1 / 0–0 / 3rd
1964 Emory and Henry 2–8 / 1–1 / T–3rd
1965 Emory and Henry 3–6 / 1–0 / 2nd
Emory and Henry Wasps (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1968)
1966 Emory and Henry 8–2
1967 Emory and Henry 7–3
1968 Emory and Henry 9–1
Emory and Henry: 81–40–7
Total: 81–40–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Gene (February 17, 1957). "Casto Ramsey Accepts Backfield Position At Houston". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 1C. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Ramsey To Coach At Tazewell High". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Associated Press. April 15, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Thompson, Gene (March 1, 1953). "Casto Ramsey Is Emory's New Head Coach". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 1C. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Hayes, Tim (December 23, 2008). "Ramsey: a player's coach". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. B1. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Hayes, Tim (December 23, 2008). "Ramsey: Legendary former head coach from Emory & Henry dies at 88 in Abingdon (continued)". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. B4. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Emory & Henry Record". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. September 1, 1974. p. 4F. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.