In the Warrior to remember section, they featured former Rainbow Warrior Rich Ellerson who is now the head coach at DIV IAA Cal Poly Mustangs.
Quotes from Cal Poly http://www.gopoly.com/football/mens/bio ... erson.html
Lets see:With the hunger and passion for a solid defensive unit, Ellerson has successfully carried over his passion for the defensive side of the ball to the players, coaches and all of those associated with the Mustang football program
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Cal Poly also improved on the 2000 defense that ranked near the bottom of I-AA with 279 yards rushing per game allowed. In 2001, the Mustangs finished the regular season ranked 26th in Division I-AA with just 122.6 yards rushing per game allowed. Cal Poly's pass defense was just as stingy, allowing only 213.0 yards passing per game.
Using the same "swarm" defense Ellerson had installed at Arizona, the Cal Poly defense caused havoc for opposing offenses all season as Cal Poly finished the regular season ranked sixth nationally in turnover margin at 1.6 per game
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In 2000, Ellerson's last season with the Wildcats, Arizona again led the Pac-10 and finished the regular season ranked eighth in the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 88.5 yards per game.
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While at Arizona, Ellerson was also responsible for coaching the Wildcat kickers as Sean Keel improved from making only six of 19 attempts in 1999, to making 13 of 17 tries in 2000, ranking him third in the Pac-10 with 1.18 field goals per game.
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Prior to that, Ellerson was a four-year assistant at Arizona with defensive coordinator Larry MacDuff from 1992-95. The Wildcats' defensive system was ranked No.2 against the run from 1992-93 and ranked in the top 10 in total defense all four years. He also helped improve Arizona's special teams play and coached placekicker Steve McLaughlin to the Lou Groza Award in 1994.
- He's good friends with Coach Jones since his playing days at Manoa (played both LB and Center)
- Former DC under the Tomey's "Desert Swarm"
- Guarantee to have ties to local HS coaches in Arizona and the Cal Long Beach area
- Not only a Great DC but also a Special Teams guy
- Loves coaching at Cal Poly, but said he wouldn't mind going back to the next level
- Loves Hawaii
HOLY SMOKES GANG, HE'S OUR GUY!!!!!!! Quick someone phone or email Herman Frazier and have him contact Rich ASAP!!!!