Tom Ramage

Thomas John Ramage was a former NFL player and college football coach.

Ramage lettered in baseball, track and field, wrestling, and football in high school. He won the Utah AAU wrestling heavyweight championship during his junior year. After graduating, he attended Utah State University on a football scholarship. He was awarded the Eddie Peterson award for best multi sport athlete his senior year and was an honorable mention all American in football. Tom was drafted into the NFL by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tom began his coaching career at Bear River Junior High School, where he coached basketball, track, and football. He then took a graduate assistant position at Utah State University, where he coached wrestling and football. After 2 years as a graduate assistant, he was hired as an assistant football coach and head wrestling coach. In 1965, he accepted an assistant football coaching position at Weber State University. He then took the head football coach position at Dixie College.

In 1972, Tom began his long career at Brigham Young University as the assistant defensive line coach under head coach Lavell Edwards. He retired from coaching in April 2002.

Tom has been inducted into the Price Utah Hall of Fame for his achievements in football, the USA/Utah Wrestling Hall of Fame, for his work in establishing wrestling in Utah and the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

Tom was a member of the ROTC. He then served active duty in the Army, followed by 8 years in the Army Reserve, retiring in 1968 with the rank of Captain. He earned a master’s degree in physical education with a minor in history while at Utah State University.

He was born in 1935 and passed away in 2023.