Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bob Ramlow: BGSU Hall Of Fame Inductee
September 14, 2001 | General
Sept. 14, 2001
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome eight new members on Friday, Sept. 21. The 2001 class will be inducted during a formal dinner in Olscamp Hall on the BGSU campus. There is still time to order tickets to the dinner, as well as for the next night's football game at which the inductees will be honored.
The official induction ceremony will take place Sept. 21 in Olscamp Hall. The social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. and the program starting shortly thereafter.
In addition, the class will be introduced at halftime of the Sept. 22 BGSU-Temple football game at Doyt Perry Stadium. The game begins at 6:00 p.m. and is designated as Varsity BG & Hall of Fame Night.
Tickets for the Sept. 21 dinner can be purchased at the Memorial Hall Ticket Office for $28 and advance reservations are required. Tickets can also be reserved by calling the ticket office at 1-877-BGSUTICKET or 372-0000. The deadline for ordering tickets for the dinner is Tuesday, Sept. 18. Football game tickets can also be purchased through the ticket office.
The public is invited to attend the induction dinner.
The class of 2001 will include basketball player Stephanie (Coe) DeSalvio '86, softball player Vicki Miwa-Hansen '90, golf coach John Piper, football and track athlete Bob Ramlow '59, cross country and track athlete Kevin Ryan '80, swimmer Andrea (Szekely) Burton '89, gymnast Cheryl (Vasil) Christiansen '80 and swimmer Don Worsfold '58.
The following is the fourth in a series of eight articles profiling each of the inductees:
BOB RAMLOW
Ramlow earned three varsity letters apiece in football and track during his collegiate career. In football, he was a two-time second-team All-MAC halfback, earning All-Ohio honors his senior year. As a sophomore in 1956, Ramlow had 113 yards rushing as BG posted an 8-0-1 mark.
The following year, Ramlow led the team and placed third in the MAC with 492 yards rushing. He was second on the team with 10 receptions for the 6-1-2 Falcons. In his senior year, he led the team and ranked second in the MAC with 779 yards rushing, finishing second with nine receptions for a 7-2 squad.
In track, Ramlow tied for the league title in the pole vault as a senior, setting the school record (13-7) at that time in the event. He had been second in the MAC in that event in both his sophomore and junior seasons.
Ramlow became the head track coach at Euclid High School in 1969, beginning a long and successful tenure. Over his storied career, his teams posted an overall record of 528-39.
Ramlow coached 165 athletes who earned All-Ohio honors, and his teams won 16 league titles and 11 district meets. His 1989 and 1990 track teams finished third in the state track meet.
Ramlow was named the league Coach of the Year 16 times and was selected as the Northeast Ohio Coach of the Year on three occasions. Before retiring in 1997, he also coached the school's golf team, and earned a conference title in that sport.
The BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame will mark Ramlow's fourth Hall of Fame selection. An Ohio Track Coaches Hall of Fame member, he was a charter member of the John Marshall High School Hall of Fame, and also was named to the Euclid H.S. Hall of Fame. He has earned numerous honors from the City of Euclid for his work at the high school.
Ramlow, who was co-chair of the Euclid H.S. HPE department, is a BGSU Varsity BG Club member and a member of the BGSU Alumni Association.
He has served as a volunteer coach for the track team at John Carroll University for the past several years, working with the weight events. During his time there, JCU has had two All-Americans in the discus, and the team has broken every school record in the weight events.
Ramlow and his wife, Barbara, are the parents of two children - Robin, a BGSU graduate, and Chad, who was a MAC champion in the decathlon at Miami University.
