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Show Pat Rippee accepts Reno School position years, co-captaln two years, outstanding football player his senior year and athlete-scholar his senior year, , "We hate to lose Pat; we are, going to miss him," Bruce Osborne, SUSC athletic director, said. "We'd like to keep him here; he's leaving with the best of feelings, and we wish him well, Pat is one of the strongest recruiters we've had at Southern Utah State." Rippee served as offensive line coach his first two years coaching at SUSC, and as defensive coach since then, He has been in charge of freshman recruiting. IHs teaching assignments were divided bet- ween physical education and chemistry, his undergraduate and graduate major, "I've made a lot of good friends and contacts at Southern Utah State, and I'm going to miss them," Rippee said. Rippee is married to the for- , mer Elaine Ence, Ivins, Washington County. They have no children. , The Southern Utah State College Athletic Department is out looking for an addition to its football coaching staff. Pat Rippee, who has assisted head coach Tom Kingsford since 1970, lias announced his acceptance ac-ceptance as head football coach at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nevada. "I leave SUSC with the best of feelings; this coaching job at Bishop Manogue should allow me some decision making as a head coach that an assistant coach simply doesn't receive," Rippee indicated. "Bishop Manogue is a traditional powerhouse in the Reno area. Last year they had a 9-1 record." Rippee, from Weed Heights, Nevada, was an all-state player from Yerington High School, located less than 100 miles from Reno. He was a four-year letterman for the SUSC Thunderbirds. He started as a defensive tackle for three years and earned honorable mention all-American honors in 19G6 his junior year, As a senior, he moved to offensive center. At SUSC he was named outstanding lineman for three |
