Cole Proctor
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | June 25, 1942
Died | September 18, 2020 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Morehead State University (1967, 1968) |
Playing career | |
1962–1963 | State College of Iowa |
1964–1966 | Morehead State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1967 | Morehead State (GA) |
1968 | Lees–McRae (assistant) |
1969–1971 | Gardner–Webb (assistant) |
1972–1974 | Keene HS (NH) |
1975 | Chatham Township HS (NJ) |
1976–1978 | Lees–McRae |
1979–1980 | East Tennessee State (assistant) |
1981–1984 | San Diego State (assistant) |
1985 | Iowa State (assistant) |
1986–1989 | Utah (assistant) |
1990–1993 | Morehead State |
1994–1998 | Arizona Cardinals (scout) |
1999–2011 | Tennessee Titans (scout) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1976–1979 | Lees–McRae |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 15–29 (college) 14–15 (junior college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
OVC Coach of the Year (1990) | |
Cole A. Proctor (June 25, 1942 – September 18, 2020) was an American football coach and scout. He served as the head football coach at Morehead State University from 1990 to 1993, compiling a record of 15–29.[1] During his tenure there, he hired Rex Ryan as his defensive coordinator.[2] He was the head football coach at Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina, then a junior college, from 1976 to 1978.[3] After retiring from coaching, Proctor was a scout for the Arizona Cardinals (1994–1998) and the Tennessee Titans (1999–2011) of the National Football League (NFL).[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1990–1993) | |||||||||
1990 | Morehead State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1991 | Morehead State | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–3rd | |||||
1992 | Morehead State | 3–8 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
1993 | Morehead State | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
Morehead State: | 15–29 | 11–18 | |||||||
Total: | 15–29 |
Junior college
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lees–McRae Bobcats (Coastal Football Conference) (1976–1978) | |||||||||
1976 | Lees–McRae | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd (Southern) | |||||
1977 | Lees–McRae | 4–6 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
1978 | Lees–McRae | 5–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
Lees–McRae: | 14–15 | 6–10 | |||||||
Total: | 14–15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cole Proctor" (PDF). Tennessee Titans. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Wentworth, Bridget (January 21, 2009). "New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has right attitude, right pedigree". nj.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Administration" (PDF). Tennessee Titans. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ McCormick, Terry (July 17, 2012). "Ruskell joins Titans front office". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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