Richard Santos was born on April 26,1984 and is an American former gridiron football quarterback who is currently the head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats football team.
22 Facts About Ricky Santos
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Ricky Santos played college football at New Hampshire, and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
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Ricky Santos broke the state touchdown record and led his teams to two Massachusetts High School Super Bowl titles.
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Ricky Santos attended the University of New Hampshire and was a four-year starter at quarterback.
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Ricky Santos originally came to the university as a walk-on, and said that if it did not work out for him, he was going to try for basketball.
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Ricky Santos finished his college career third on the NCAA all-time career passing yardage list with 13,212 yards, and third on the NCAA all-time list for career touchdown passes with 123.
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In 2016, Ricky Santos was inducted to the university's athletic hall of fame.
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In May 2008, Ricky Santos was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Ricky Santos was released by the Blue Bombers on May 17,2010, after appearing in seven games during his tenure.
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Ricky Santos saw the most action in his CFL career, appearing in 29 games.
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Ricky Santos compiled 94 passing yards, and 58 rushing yards, throwing for three touchdowns during this time.
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On June 16,2012, Ricky Santos was signed by the Toronto Argonauts.
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Ricky Santos began in 2012 back to where it all started.
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Ricky Santos was quarterbacks coach for three seasons with the Columbia Lions.
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Ricky Santos joined the New Hampshire coaching staff in March 2019, as associate head coach and quarterbacks coach.
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When Wildcats head coach Sean McDonnell took a leave of absence for health reasons in late August 2019, Ricky Santos was named interim head coach for the team.
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McDonnell returned to the team for the 2020 season, with Ricky Santos resuming his role as associate head coach and quarterbacks coach.
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McDonnell retired on December 1,2021; the following week, Ricky Santos was formally named the next head football coach for the Wildcats.
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Ricky Santos has led the Wildcats to two FCS playoff appearances in 2022 and 2024.
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Ricky Santos was born in Norwood, Massachusetts to parents, Debbie and Richard Santos.
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Ricky Santos is a cousin of racecar driver Bobby Ricky Santos III.
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Ricky and his wife, Ulyana Santos are parents of two children, a four-year-old daughter, Rya, and a seven-month-old son, AJ.