Ron Finch

{{Short description|American football and basketball coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Ron Finch | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|10|19}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date|1962|4|19|1902|10|19}} | death_place = [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]], U.S. | alma_mater = | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1937–1946 | coach_team2 = [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]] | coach_sport3 = Basketball | coach_years4 = 1943–1944 | coach_team4 = [[Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball|Central Michigan]] | admin_years1 = 1937–1942 | admin_team1 = [[Central Michigan Chippewas|Central Michigan]] | overall_record = 54–18–1 (college football)<br/>10–6 (college basketball) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Ronald W. Finch''' (October 19, 1902 – April 19, 1962) was an American [[American football|football]] and [[basketball]] coach. He served as the head football coach at [[Central Michigan University]] from 1937 to 1946, compiling a record of 54–18–1. Finch was also the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for one season in 1943–44, tallying a mark of 10–6. Before coming to Central Michigan Finch taught and coached football at several high schools in the state of [[Michigan]]. He retired from coaching following the 1946 season and served as a dean at Central Michigan until his death in 1962.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death Take Ron Finch |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19620421&id=kjwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-aoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3374,1901061&hl=en |newspaper=[[Argus-Press]] |location=[[Owosso, Michigan]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=April 21, 1962 |page=4 |access-date=July 24, 2016 }} </ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ronald Finch, Ex-Coach Here, Dies at CMU|newspaper=The Herald-Press|date=April 20, 1962|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20566652/ronald_finch_excoach_here_dies_at_cmu/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Head coaching record== ===College football=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan Bearcats/Chippewas]] | conf = Independent | startyear = 1937 | endyear = 1946 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1937 college football season|1937]] | name = [[1937 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 6–2 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1938 college football season|1938]] | name = [[1938 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 7–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1939 college football season|1939]] | name = [[1939 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 8–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1940 college football season|1940]] | name = [[1940 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 4–3–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1941 college football season|1941]] | name = [[1941 Central Michigan Bearcats football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 4–3 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1942 college football season|1942]] | name = [[1942 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 6–0 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1943 college football season|1943]] | name = [[1943 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 2–3 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1944 college football season|1944]] | name = [[1944 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 5–2 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1945 college football season|1945]] | name = [[1945 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 6–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [[1946 college football season|1946]] | name = [[1946 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]] | overall = 6–2 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Central Michigan | overall = 54–18–1 | confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 54–18–1 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}

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