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RIDLEY HIRES FORMER QB DECKER AS FOOTBALL COACH
The wait is over. Finally.
Ridley officially announced that Dennis Decker, a former standout with the Green Raiders, will take over as coach of the school's football team. The decision was made official when the Ridley school board confirmed Decker's hire Monday.
This is big news for the Green Raiders. Not only do they get a class-act hometown boy to follow in the footsteps of freshly-retired coach John Waller, they also get someone who is quite familiar with the legacy of Pennsylvania's all-time winningest football program.
In leading the Raiders to the 1990 PIAA championship game, Decker accrued 2,737 passing yards - a single-season record in Delaware County. The 35-year-old told Daily Times staff writer Jon Campbell he is aware of the pressure involved with the Ridley job.
"There is a little more at Ridley, with the tradition," Decker said. "Passion runs depe with Ridley football. Guys follow the program 30 or 40 years. There was going to be pressure whether I got this job this year or four or five years down the line."
Decker's hire comes three months after Waller stepped down. There was much debate how long Ridley could hold out without a coach.
As of Monday, the Green Raiders have found their man.
For Campbell's story in its entirety, click here.
Ridley officially announced that Dennis Decker, a former standout with the Green Raiders, will take over as coach of the school's football team. The decision was made official when the Ridley school board confirmed Decker's hire Monday.This is big news for the Green Raiders. Not only do they get a class-act hometown boy to follow in the footsteps of freshly-retired coach John Waller, they also get someone who is quite familiar with the legacy of Pennsylvania's all-time winningest football program.
In leading the Raiders to the 1990 PIAA championship game, Decker accrued 2,737 passing yards - a single-season record in Delaware County. The 35-year-old told Daily Times staff writer Jon Campbell he is aware of the pressure involved with the Ridley job.
"There is a little more at Ridley, with the tradition," Decker said. "Passion runs depe with Ridley football. Guys follow the program 30 or 40 years. There was going to be pressure whether I got this job this year or four or five years down the line."
Decker's hire comes three months after Waller stepped down. There was much debate how long Ridley could hold out without a coach.
As of Monday, the Green Raiders have found their man.
For Campbell's story in its entirety, click here.
Labels: coaching vacancies, Dennis Decker, John Waller, Jon Campbell, Ridley football
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1 Comments:
It is really neat to hear these names that the old Ridley Alumni are so familiar with from the past school football history. Sure want to catch a game next fall when I return to PA for a fall class reunion all the way from Alaska. GO RAIDERS
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