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Ron Harms

Harms, c. 1976
Biographical details
Born	(1936-09-11) September 11, 1936 (age 88) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1956–1958	Valparaiso
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1962–1963	Concordia (NE) (assistant)
1964–1969	Concordia (NE)
1970–1973	Adams State
1974–1975	Texas A&I (OC)
1976–1978	Baylor (assistant)
1979–1999	Texas A&I
Track and field
1962–1964	Concordia (NE)
Cross country
1962–1964	Concordia (NE)
Head coaching record
Overall	219–112–4 (football)
Tournaments	Football 3–0 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 12–9 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 NAIA Division I (1979) 1 RMAC (1972) 10 LSC (1979, 1985, 1987–1989, 1993–1997) 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1971) 2 LSC South Division (1997–1998)
Awards
Football NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1979)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 (profile)

Ron Harms (born September 11, 1936) is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach at Concordia Teachers College—know known as Concordia University Nebraska—from 1964 to 1969, at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—from 1970 to 1973 and at Texas A&M University–Kingsville (formerly Texas A&I University) from 1979 to 1999, compiling a career college football coaching record of 219–112–4. Harms was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

Harms served as offensive coordinator for Gil Steinke in 1974 and 1975 before becoming an assistant to Grant Teaff at Baylor University for three years. Harms returned to Texas A&I in 1979 to replace Fred Jonas as head coach. In his first season, he guided the Javelinas to an NAIA Division I National Championship. With Harms at the helm, the Javelinas captured ten Lone Star Conference championships in total.

Coaching career

Harms was hired in 1962 as an assistant football coach and head coach in track and field and cross country at Concordia Teachers College—know known as Concordia University Nebraska—in Seward, Nebraska. Two years later, he succeeded Ralph Starenko as head football coach.

Harms was the 12th head football coach at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado and he held that position for four seasons, from 1970 until 1973. His coaching record at Adams State was 21–14–2.

Head coaching record

Football

See also

• List of college football career coaching wins leaders

References

1. "Boss Named at Concordia". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press. March 26, 1964. p. 26. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
2. College Football Data Warehouse Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records

External links

• Ron Harms at the College Football Hall of Fame

• 1936 births
• Living people
• Adams State Grizzlies football coaches
• Baylor Bears football coaches
• Concordia Bulldogs football coaches
• Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football coaches
• Valparaiso Beacons football players
• College cross country coaches in the United States
• College track and field coaches in the United States
• College Football Hall of Fame inductees
• Coaches of American football from Texas
• Players of American football from Houston