# Dick Voris
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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1922–2008)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Dick Voris
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|1|25}}
| birth_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|12|26|1922|1|25}}
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1947–1948
| player_team1 = [San Jose State](/source/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football)
| player_positions = [Center](/source/Center_(American_football))
| coach_years1 = 1952–1953
| coach_team1 = [Hartnell](/source/Hartnell_Panthers_football)
| coach_years2 = 1954
| coach_team2 = [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams) (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1955–1957
| coach_team3 = [Army](/source/Army_Black_Knights_football) (DL)
| coach_years4 = 1958–1960
| coach_team4 = [Virginia](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_football)
| coach_years5 = 1961–1962
| coach_team5 = [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) (WR/TE)
| coach_years6 = 1963–1967
| coach_team6 = [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) (DL)
| coach_years7 = 1968–1970
| coach_team7 = [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals_(football)) (DL)
| coach_years8 = 1971
| coach_team8 = St. Louis Cardinals ([DC](/source/Defensive_coordinator)/LB)
| coach_years9 = 1972
| coach_team9 = [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) (LB)
| coach_years10 = 1973
| coach_team10 = [Baltimore Colts](/source/History_of_the_Baltimore_Colts) (DC/LB)
| coach_years11 = 1974–1975
| coach_team11 = [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) (DC/LB)
| coach_years12 = 1976
| coach_team12 = [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) (LB)
| overall_record = 1–29 (college)
20–0–1 (junior college)
| bowl_record = 0–0–1 (junior college)
| tournament_record =
| championships = 2 [Coast Conference](/source/Coast_Conference) (1952–1953)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
'''Richard J. Voris''' (January 25, 1922 – December 26, 2008) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach. He served as head football coach at the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) from 1958 to 1960, compiling a record of 1–29.
==Early life==
Voris graduated from [Santa Cruz High School](/source/Santa_Cruz_High_School) in 1940, where he was on the varsity football team as well as a member of the golf team and track and field.[{{Cite news|date=October 31, 2018|title=Santa Cruz Hall of Fame inductees|work=[Santa Cruz Sentinel](/source/Santa_Cruz_Sentinel)|url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2018/10/31/santa-cruz-hall-of-fame-inductees|access-date=August 29, 2021}}] He graduated from Salinas Junior College—now known as [Hartnell College](/source/Hartnell_College)—in 1942.
==Coaching career==
Voris was named head coach of the [Virginia Cavaliers football](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_football) program on February 11, 1958.[{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PTRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3630,2656665&dq=dick-voris |title=Voris Is Named To Coaching Job At Virginia |date=February 12, 1958 |publisher=[The Free Lance–Star](/source/The_Free_Lance%E2%80%93Star) |access-date=March 28, 2012}}] In his three seasons at the helm, the Cavaliers went 1–29. That mark included a 28-game losing streak, then an NCAA major-college record. His only win came against [Duke](/source/Duke_Blue_Devils_football) with a score of 15–12. He resigned shortly after the conclusion of the 1960 season, on December 9.[{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJYeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3060,2029144&dq=dick-voris |title=Voris Gets Freedom Plus Pay |author=UPI |date=December 11, 1960 |publisher=[The Daytona Beach News-Journal](/source/The_Daytona_Beach_News-Journal) |access-date=March 28, 2012}}]
Following his stint at Virginia, Voris was hired by the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) of the NFL. From 1961 to 1962, he served as the teams director of player personnel and also as an assistant on [Vince Lombardi](/source/Vince_Lombardi)'s staff, coaching the [end](/source/End_(American_football))s. During that period the Packers won two league championships.
He was also an assistant coach with the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers) and at [San Jose State](/source/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football).
After coaching [James Lick High School](/source/James_Lick_High_School) to a championship, he brought nine players from the [San Jose](/source/San_Jose%2C_California) area and two from his previous coaching job in [Hanford](/source/Hanford%2C_California) to join [Salinas Valley](/source/Salinas_Valley) area players.
In his two seasons at Hartnell, his teams compiled a 20–0–1 record.
==Head coaching record==
===College===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [Virginia Cavaliers](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_football)
| conf = [Atlantic Coast Conference](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference)
| startyear = 1958
| endyear = 1960
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1958](/source/1958_college_football_season)
| name = [Virginia](/source/1958_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team)
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1959](/source/1959_college_football_season)
| name = [Virginia](/source/1959_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team)
| overall = 0–10
| conference = 0–5
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [1960](/source/1960_college_football_season)
| name = [Virginia](/source/1960_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team)
| overall = 0–10
| conference = 0–6
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Virginia
| overall = 1–29
| confrecord = 1–16
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 1–29
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
===Junior college===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [Hartnell Panthers](/source/Hartnell_Panthers_football)
| conf = [Coast Conference](/source/Coast_Conference)
| startyear = 1952
| endyear = 1953
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [1952](/source/1952_junior_college_football_season)
| name = Hartnell
| overall = 10–0–1
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = [Junior Rose Bowl](/source/Pasadena_Bowl)
| bowloutcome = T
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [1953](/source/1953_junior_college_football_season)
| name = Hartnell
| overall = 10–0
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Hartnell
| overall = 20–0–1
| confrecord = 8–0
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 20–0–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Virginia Cavaliers football coach navbox}}
{{1961 Green Bay Packers}}
{{1962 Green Bay Packers}}
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