Richard Ingold (May 15, 1963 – February 15, 2017) was an Arena Football League (AFL) quarterback who played with the Washington Commandos and the Detroit Drive. He holds the all-time record for most career head coaching wins in af2 history, coaching the Quad City Steamwheelers and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, whom he led to Arena Cup VIII in 2007. His head coaching career also included a partial season coaching the Dallas Vigilantes of the AFL in 2010.
Early life
Ingold attended Seton-La Salle Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he led his team to two W.P.I.A.L. Class AA Championships, and was an All-State selection as a senior. Ingold graduated from Seton LaSalle High School in 1981.
College career
Ingold played college football at the University of South Carolina in 1981. After the season, when there was a coaching change, Ingold transferred to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, to be closer to home.
Coaching career
Just one season after retiring, Ingold became the Offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Gladiators.
From 2002-2004, Ingold was the head coach of the af2's Quad City Steamwheelers.
In 2005, Ingold returned to the AFL ranks when he was named the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Desperados.
From 2006-2009, Ingold returned to af2 where he became the head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers.
His outstanding record in af2 gave him a chance to become the head coach of the expansion Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.
Ingold died on February 15, 2017, aged 53.