Ray E. Davis
American football player and sports coach (1907–1972)
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Raymond Elswood Davis (September 14, 1907 – August 26, 1972) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was the head football and baseball coach at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute—now known as Louisiana Tech University—in 1939. Davis played college football at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth Spartans—now known as the Detroit Tigers in 1932 and 1933. David returned to his alma mater, Howard, in 1934, where he served as line coach for the football team under head coaches Clyde Propst and Billy Bancroft.[1]
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1907 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1972 (aged 64) Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Howard (AL) |
| 1932–1933 | Portsmouth Spartans |
| Positions | Center, guard, tackle, end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1938 | Howard (AL) (line) |
| 1939 | Louisiana Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1939 | Louisiana Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–6 (football) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference / Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Louisiana Tech | 5–6 | 1–3 / 3–4 | / T–20th | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 5–6 | 3–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–6 | ||||||||
