# Ron Finch

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American football and basketball coach

Ron Finch Biographical details Born (1902-10-19)October 19, 1902 Died (1962-04-19)April 19, 1962 Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football 1937–1946 Central Michigan Basketball 1943–1944 Central Michigan Administrative career (AD unless noted) 1937–1942 Central Michigan Head coaching record Overall 54–18–1 (college football) 10–6 (college basketball)

**Ronald W. Finch** (October 19, 1902 – April 19, 1962) was an American [football](/source/American_football) and [basketball](/source/Basketball) coach. He served as the head football coach at [Central Michigan University](/source/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](/source/Michigan). He retired from coaching following the 1946 season and served as a dean at Central Michigan until his death in 1962.[1][2]

## Head coaching record

### College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Central Michigan Bearcats/Chippewas (Independent) (1937–1946) 1937 Central Michigan 6–2 1938 Central Michigan 7–1 1939 Central Michigan 8–1 1940 Central Michigan 4–3–1 1941 Central Michigan 4–3 1942 Central Michigan 6–0 1943 Central Michigan 2–3 1944 Central Michigan 5–2 1945 Central Michigan 6–1 1946 Central Michigan 6–2 Central Michigan: 54–18–1 Total: 54–18–1

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Death Take Ron Finch"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19620421&id=kjwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-aoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3374,1901061&hl=en). *[Argus-Press](/source/Argus-Press)*. [Owosso, Michigan](/source/Owosso%2C_Michigan). [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). April 21, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ronald Finch, Ex-Coach Here, Dies at CMU"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20566652/ronald_finch_excoach_here_dies_at_cmu/). *The Herald-Press*. April 20, 1962. p. 1 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas athletic directors Wallace Parker (1929–1934) Ron Finch (1937–1942) Dan Rose (1942–1972) Ted Kjolhede (1972–1984) Dave Keilitz (1984–1994) Herb Deromedi (1994–2006) Dave Heeke (2006–2017) Michael Alford (2017–2020) Rachel Blunt # (2020) Amy Folan (2020– ) # denotes interim athletic director

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas head football coaches Pete McCormick (1896) Carl Pray (1897–1899) Unknown (1900) No team (1901) Charles Tambling (1902–1905) No team (1906) Ralph Thacker (1907) Hugh Sutherland (1908) Harry Helmer (1909–1912) No team (1913–1915) Blake Miller (1916) Fred Johnson (1917) Charles Tambling (1918) Garland Nevitt (1919) Joe Simmons (1920) Wallace Parker (1921–1923) Lester Barnard (1924–1925) Wallace Parker (1926–1928) Butch Nowack (1929–1930) George Van Bibber (1931–1933) Alex Yunevich (1934–1936) Ron Finch (1937–1946) Lyle Bennett (1947–1949) Warren Schmakel (1950) Kenneth Kelly (1951–1966) Roy Kramer (1967–1977) Herb Deromedi (1978–1993) Dick Flynn (1994–1999) Mike DeBord (2000–2003) Brian Kelly (2004–2006) Jeff Quinn # (2006) Butch Jones (2007–2009) Steve Stripling # (2009) Dan Enos (2010–2014) John Bonamego (2015–2018) Jim McElwain (2019–2024) Matt Drinkall (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball head coaches No coach (1904–1907) Charles Tambling (1907–1910) Harry Helmer (1910–1916) Blake Miller (1916–1917) Charles Tambling (1917–1919) Garland Nevitt (1919–1920) Joe Simmons (1920–1921) Wallace Parker (1921–1924) Lester Barnard (1924–1926) Wallace Parker (1926–1927) Bourke Lodewyk (1927–1937) Dan Rose (1937–1943) Ron Finch (1943–1944) L. M. Sweeney (1944–1946) Dan Rose (1946–1954) Ted Kjolhede (1954–1971) Dick Parfitt (1971–1985) Charlie Coles (1985–1991) Keith Dambrot (1991–1993) Leonard Drake (1993–1997) Jay Smith (1997–2006) Ernie Zeigler (2006–2012) Keno Davis (2012–2021) Tony Barbee (2021–2025) Andy Bronkema (2025– )

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