George Ragsdale currently serves as Central State University’s running backs coach.
Ragsdale has been with the Marauder football program since 2017. Ragsdale has served in many roles on the CSU coaching staff, which included interim head football coach for the final four games of the 2021 season.
A veteran coach with a wealth of playing and coaching experience, Ragsdale’s accomplishments and highlights include a Hall of Fame career as a running back and North Carolina A&T, enshrinement in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Hall of Fame, a pro career playing in the NFL and USFL.
Beginning his coaching career in 1983, Ragsdale’s resume include stops at Grambling State University, North Carolina A&T, University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff, Norfolk State University and Morris Brown College. Ragsdale also served as an assistant at Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina and interned for the staff of the NFL’s Washington Football Team. Ragsdale has previous experience serving programs on an interim head coaching basis, serving in the capacity at Grambling and North Carolina A&T.
During his playing career at N.C. A&T, Ragsdale rushed for 1,989 yards. On Oct. 10, 1975, Ragsdale rushed for a career-high 232 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries against Morgan State. Ragsdale spent eight years playing professional football, spending five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one year with the Washington Football Team and two years with the USFL's Oklahoma Outlaws.
