Marion Delmar Ritchie (1875 – May 24, 1916) was an

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coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

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for one season, in 1898, compiling a record of 4–4–2. He also coached at

Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium ...

in Delaware, Ohio in 1899. Ritchie was born in

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in 1875. A native of

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

, he played

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as a halfback at

Dickinson College , mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning , established = , type = Private liberal arts college , endowment = $645.5 million (2022) , president = J ...

in 1893. Ritchie also attended Lafayette College before graduating from the

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in 1899. Thereafter he practiced medicine in

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. Ritchie died at his home in Pittsburgh on May 24, 1916.

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