Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler was born on May 23, 1986 in Oakland, California, where he spent part of childhood before moving to Richmond. A talented football player, he earned an athletic scholarship to attend Saint Mary’s College of California, playing wide receiver and studying chemistry. However, the school cancelled its football program in 2004, leading Coogler to transfer to Sacramento State. There, he continued playing football while majoring in finance and taking a number of elective film classes. He...
