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| Full name | Reldon Dawson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | San Diego State College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | San Diego State College (1965–1966) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reldon "Bing" Dawson (born 1944) is a retired American rugby union and football player and coach. Dawson coached for the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club and the United States national team. He will be inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame as a member of the 2018 Hall of Fame class.[1] Dawson played football at San Diego State College in 1965 and 1966 and served as a graduate assistant coach under Head Coach Don Coryell from 1967–1969.[2] Dawson graduated from San Diego State College in 1967.[3] After that time, he began playing and coaching rugby at Old Mission Beach Athletic Club (OMBAC).[2] In 1969, Dawson began coaching football at Castle Park High School and in 1983 left to accept a coaching position at Southwestern Community College.[4] He returned to coaching at Castle Park in 1991.[4] Dawson began serving as the Head Coach for OMBAC in 1982.[5] Dawson retired from his coaching position with OMBAC after the 2002 season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2018". United States Rugby Foundation. March 21, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Patterson, Don (February 14, 1990). "Cheers, to a Sport Gone Dry: Rugby: Players for the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club insist that their sport is no longer one of beer drinking and rowdiness. Those days are history". Los Angeles Times. San Diego, CA. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Farmer, Kevin J. (November 8, 2012). "Defense master helps Olympian quickly rise to top". San Diego Union-Tribune. Chula Vista, CA. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Brand, Steve (December 3, 2004). "Linebacker Academy". San Diego Union-Tribune. Chula Vista, CA. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Mutrie, Tim (April 19, 2002). "Gents host rival OMBAC in rugby match Saturday at Rio Grande". The Aspen Times. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Lowe, Brian (October 24, 2002). "OMBAC signs New Zealand coach". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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