Dick Biddle

Richard L. Biddle (November 26, 1947 – August 11, 2023) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Colgate University from 1996 through 2013, compiling a record of 137–73. This ranks him first at Colgate in terms of total wins and he has achieved the best winning percentage of any Colgate coach with seven or more years at the helm of the Raiders.

Playing career Biddle played high school football at Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

After going undrafted in the 1971 NFL draft, Biddle signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 3, 1971. He was released before the start of the regular season on June 23, 1971. Biddle signed with the Youngstown Hardhats of the Midwest Football League in 1972. He broke his leg in the eleventh game of the season, and missed the rest of the year.

Coaching career Biddle worked as a graduate assistant for West Virginia in 1971 after his release from the Alouettes.

Biddle is the first Colgate coach to ever record nine straight seasons with seven or more victories. In 2012, he led the Raiders to the Patriot League title and the NCAA FCS Playoffs (first round loss to Wagner). Overall, he led Colgate to seven Patriot League Championships (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, and 2012).

Biddle retired after the 2013 season and was succeeded by Dan Hunt.

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