Ralph Friedgen Autographs
Ralph Harry Friedgen (born April 4, 1947) is a former American football coach. He was most recently the special assistant coach for Rutgers in 2015 after serving as their offensive coordinator in the 2014 season. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2000 to 2010. Friedgen was previously an offensive coordinator at Maryland, Georgia Tech, and in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers.
Friedgen was born on April 4, 1947, in Harrison, New York. His father, "Big Ralph" Friedgen, attended Fordham University, where he played from 1938 to 1939, and coached high school football for 30 years. The younger Friedgen worked under his father as a water boy and manager, and the two often attended New York Giants and Jets games together. He attended Harrison High School where he played quarterback on his father's team. John Nugent, the head coach of Harrison's rival Rye High School, recommended that his brother, Maryland head coach Tom Nugent, recruit Friedgen. His recruitment was handled by Lee Corso, then an assistant coach at the school. After his first season at Maryland, Nugent was fired as head coach, and his successor Lou Saban moved Friedgen to fullback to fill in for an injured teammate. The following year, Maryland had a new coach, and Bob Ward again changed Friedgen's position, this time to offensive guard, although he had never blocked before. Upset about the constant turnover at head coach and position changes, Friedgen received a favorable recommendation to transfer from coach Ward, but his father said, "You can transfer, but when you get home, the key you have is not going to fit the door because we're changing the lock. Quitters don't live here." He remained at Maryland as a guard and later said the experience taught him a lesson in perseverance. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After completion of his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1970, Friedgen served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, before later accepting positions on the staffs of The Citadel, William and Mary, and Murray State. Joining him on many of these coaching stops was Frank Beamer, who later served as head coach at Virginia Tech.
Friedgen returned to the University of Maryland in 1982 to serve as offensive coordinator under head coach Bobby Ross, who was his mentor during his tenure at The Citadel. During this time period, he had a hand in the development of quarterbacks Stan Gelbaugh and Frank Reich, and most notably Boomer Esiason. It was also during this time that the University of Maryland football program was a perennial top-20 team, winning three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championships from 1983 to 1985 and appearing in prominent bowl games. Following a sub-par 1986 season, and amidst an athletic department quagmire due in large part to the Len Bias incident, Friedgen followed Ross to Georgia Tech, a period lasting four years. In 1990, Georgia Tech went from being unranked in the preseason to achieving an 11-0-1 record and a share of the national championship with Colorado. In 1992, Friedgen followed Ross again, this time to the NFL's San Diego Chargers, where he orchestrated an offense that led the franchise to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX. In 1997, Friedgen returned to Georgia Tech, where, as offensive coordinator, he developed the balanced offensive attack (200 yards on the ground, 200 yards through the air) that would become his trademark. During his second year, the Yellow Jackets were co-champions of the ACC, defeated Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl, and ended the season ranked among the nation's top 10 teams. In 1999, he was the winner and awarded the Frank Broyles Award, given to the nation's top assistant coach. Friedgen brought 32 years of assistant coaching experience (including 21 years as an offensive coordinator either in college or the NFL) with him upon his return to College Park.
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Traded items with a signature of Ralph Friedgen
The most expensive item with a signature of Ralph Friedgen (Full Size Maryland Terps Trophy Helmet Signed By Ralph Friedgen - Autograph) was sold in September 2020 for $99.00 while the cheapest item (RALPH FRIEDGEN SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO MARYLAND TERPS W/COA) found a new owner for $0.50 in June 2009. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2008 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Ralph Friedgen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2020 with $99.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.50 was May 2009. In average, an autographed item from Ralph Friedgen is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ralph Friedgen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | #2 Ralph Friedgen Signed Riddell Replica Helmet University Of Maryland Terms | $20.49 |  |
| 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Schedule Ralph Friedgen Hand Signed Autograph | $6.00 | |
| Autographed Ralph Friedgen University of Maryland football | $4.99 | |
| Coach Ralph Friedgen auto Maryland Terps Signed Mini Helmet | $29.00 | |
| Full Size Maryland Terps Trophy Helmet Signed By Ralph Friedgen - Autograph | $99.00 | |
| Full Size Maryland Terrapins Helmet Signed by Coach Ralph Friedgen Auto NCAA | $75.99 | |
| Maryland Terps Football Mini Helmet Ralph Friedgen Signed COA Autograph Coach | $39.99 | |
| Maryland Terrapins Football Mini Helmet Signed by Ralph Friedgen Terps | $10.50 | |
| Maryland Terrapins Helmet Signed by Coach Ralph Friedgen with Display Case | $80.00 | |
| MARYLAND TERRAPINS TERPS FOOTBALL RALPH FRIEDGEN H AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO | $4.99 | |
| RALPH FRIEDGEN autograph MARYLAND TERRAPINS business card signed | $25.99 | |
| Ralph Friedgen Autographed 8x10 Photo Maryland Football | $7.99 | |
| Ralph Friedgen Autographed Maryland Terrapins Football | $4.99 | |
| RALPH FRIEDGEN MARYLAND SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO W/COA | $16.00 | |
 | Ralph Friedgen Signed 5x7 Photo - Maryland | $11.98 | |
Latest News about Ralph Friedgen
Former Rutgers football coordinator gets honored by the DC Sports Hall of Fame (07/10/2023): Former Rutgers offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen gets a big honor. 
