2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bret ▁Alexander ▁Ing alls ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁James ▁L . ▁Ing alls ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁S ites . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁all - state ▁football ▁player ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁semi - prof essional ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁Seattle ▁R amb lers . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Sn oh om ish ▁High ▁School , ▁in ▁Sn oh om ish , ▁Washington , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁tr ump et ▁in ▁the ▁jazz ▁band ▁and ▁letter ed ▁in ▁football , ▁basketball , ▁and ▁baseball . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 - 7 7 ▁season , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁head ▁coach ▁Dick ▁Arm strong , ▁Ing alls ▁helped ▁the ▁Sn oh om ish ▁High ▁Pan thers ▁win ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁state ▁championship . ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁he ▁received ▁All - American ▁hon ors ▁as ▁a ▁half back ▁for ▁the ▁Pan thers . ▁Ing alls ▁earned ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Colorado , ▁but ▁transferred ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁to ▁W ich ita ▁State . ▁His ▁career ▁was ▁ultimately ▁cut ▁short ▁by ▁a ▁neck ▁injury . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁College ▁Ing alls ▁started ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁off ensive ▁gradu ate ▁assistant ▁at ▁Id aho ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁for ▁first ▁time ▁head ▁coach ▁Dennis ▁Er ick son . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁coach ▁def ensive ▁back s , ▁running ▁back s ,