Education
Ingold attended Seton-Louisiana 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 West.P.I.A.L. Class Associate of Arts Championships, and was an All-State selection as a senior. Ingold graduated from Seton LaSalle High School in 1981.
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.
Ingold"s single season at IUP was outstanding, as he set a new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference record for touchdown passes in a single season.
Career
He holds the all-time record for most career head coaching wins in af2 history, coaching the Quad City Steamwheelers and, more recently, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, whom he led to Arena Cup VIII in 2007. His head coaching career also includes a partial season coaching the Dallas Vigilantes of the American Federation of Labor-Congress in 2010. Ingold made his professional debut in 1987 as the starting Quarterback for the Washington Commandos.
Ingold"s season stats were best in the league, earning him First Team All-Arena Honors.
Ingold quarterbacked the Detroit Drive to an ArenaBowl II victory in 1988. Just one season after retiring, Ingold became the Offensive Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Gladiators.
From 2002-2004, Ingold was the Head Coach for the af2"s Quad City Steamwheelers. In 2005, Ingold returned to the American Federation of Labor-Congress 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 is an avid runner, and has competed in both the Pittsburgh and the Quad Cities marathons. In 2006, Ingold was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and missed Pioneers training camp for the 2007 season.
