Born: | Saratoga, California, U.S. | October 21, 1963
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | QB |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
College | Eastern Washington |
High school | Saratoga |
Career history | |
As coach | |
2001 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OC) |
2002 | Fresno Frenzy |
2007 | Edmonton Eskimos (QB) |
2008–2009 | Edmonton Eskimos (OC/QB) |
2011 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (RB) |
2013 | Mississippi Valley State (QB) |
2014 | Montreal Alouettes (OC) |
2015 | Mahoning Valley Brawlers (HC) |
2016 | Wilmington College (OC) |
As player | |
1986–1988 | Calgary Stampeders |
1988–1989 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1990 | Calgary Stampeders |
1991 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Rick Worman (born October 21, 1963) is a former American football quarterback and coach. He played college football at Eastern Washington University. He then played for the Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. [1] In 2015, Worman was hired as the head coach of the Mahoning Valley Brawlers of the Fall Experimental Football League but the team's 2015 season was canceled before it began. [2] [3]
CFL quarterback Ricky Ray credits Worman for getting him a tryout with the Edmonton Eskimos, while he was Ray's coach with the Fresno Frenzy. [4]
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