Sport(s) College football 1953-1956 SMU (asst) 1943-1955 Kansas State 1957-1971 Ottawa | 1946-1948 Ottawa (asst) Name Richard Peters 1949-1952 Ottawa Team Ottawa University | |
Born April 7, 1920
Valley Falls, Kansas ( 1920-04-07 ) Role American football head coach Died May 26, 1973, Manhattan, Kansas, United States | ||
Richard "Dick" Peters (April 7, 1920 – May 26, 1973) was an American football player and coach. He was the 16th head football coach Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas and he held that position for two stints, from 1949 to 1952 and from 1957 to 1971. Overall, his total record at Ottawa was 129–42–3 (.741). His teams with eight conference titles.
Between his two tenures at Ottawa, Peters was an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) under Woody Woodard, who had coached against Peters at McPherson College. After his second stint at Ottawa, Peters went to Kansas State University and served as an assistant coach under Vince Gibson until his death, in 1973, of an apparent heart attack. Peters served as President of the NAIA Football Coaches Association from 1964 until 1966 and was inducted into the NAIA Football Hall of Fame in 1973.