Raymond Didier
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 7, 1920 Marksville, Louisiana |
| Died |
March 9, 1978 (aged 58) Jefferson, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1939 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1946 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Baseball | |
| 1939 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1940 | Port Arthur Tarpons |
| 1946–1947 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1950 | Southwestern Louisiana (ends) |
| 1951–1956 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1957–1962 | LSU (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1948–1956 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1957–1963 | LSU |
| 1964–1973 | Nicholls State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1963–1978 | Nicholls State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
29–27–2 (football) 395–289–3 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
Football SLI: 1 Gulf States (1952) Baseball SLI: 5 Gulf States, LSU: 1 SEC (1961), NSU: 1 Gulf States | |
Raymond Ernest Didier (January 7, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayettefrom 1951 to 1956, tallying a mark of 29–27–2.[1] Didier was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana (1948–1956), Louisiana State University (1957–1963), and Nicholls State University (1964–1973), amassing a career college baseball record of 460–311–3.[1] Didier served as the athletic director at Nicholls State from 1963 to 1978.[1]
Accolades
Ray E. Didier Field on the campus of Nicholls State University is named after him.[2] Didier is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1951–1956) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Southwestern Louisiana | 6–4 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 1952 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–2–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4–7 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 1954 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–4 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 1955 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–4 | 3–3 | ||||||
| 1955 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4–6 | 1–5 | ||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 29–27–2 | 17–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–27–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Longtime college coach Raymond Didier joins his brother Mel in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame". theadvocate.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ↑ St. Germain, Brent (July 15, 2011). "Didier Shaped Nicholls Athletics, Many Lives". Houma Today. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Raymond Didier". lasportshall.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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[[Category{Port Arthur Tarpons players]]