Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1951 to 1956, tallying a mark of 29–27–2.[1] Didier was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1948 to 1956, Louisiana State University from 1957 to 1963 and Nicholls State University from 1964 to 1973, amassing a career college baseball record of 458–311–4.[1] Didier served as the athletic director at Nicholls State from 1963 to 1978.[1]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1920 Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1978 (aged 58) Jefferson, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 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 (asst.) |
| 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) 458–311–4 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football SLI: 1 Gulf States (1952) Baseball SLI: 5 Gulf States, LSU: 1 SEC (1961), NSU: 1 Gulf States | |
Accolades
editRay 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
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1951–1956) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Southwestern Louisiana | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–2–2 | 3–0–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1954 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1956 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4–6 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 29–27–2 | 16–15–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–27–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Baseball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1948–1956) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Southwestern Louisiana | 18–9 | 12–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Southwestern Louisiana | ||||||||
| 1950 | Southwestern Louisiana | 20–7 | 16–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | Southwestern Louisiana | ||||||||
| 1952 | Southwestern Louisiana | ||||||||
| 1953 | Southwestern Louisiana | 10–15 | |||||||
| 1954 | Southwestern Louisiana | 11–13 | |||||||
| 1955 | Southwestern Louisiana | 15–12 | |||||||
| 1956 | Southwestern Louisiana | ||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 137–78 (.637) | ||||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1957–1963) | |||||||||
| 1957 | LSU | 8–11 | 6–8 | 8th | |||||
| 1958 | LSU | 14–11 | 9–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1959 | LSU | 16–17 | 7–9 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1960 | LSU | 15–14 | 6–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1961 | LSU | 20–5 | 11–4 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 1962 | LSU | 15–11–1 | 8–7–1 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1963 | LSU | 16–10 | 9–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| LSU: | 104–79–1 (.568) | 56–50–1 (.528) | |||||||
| Nicholls State Colonels (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1965) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Nicholls State | 14–13 | independent | ||||||
| 1965 | Nicholls State | 17–14–1 | independent | ||||||
| Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf States Conference) (1966–1971) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Nicholls State | 13–18–1 | 9–11–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1967 | Nicholls State | 18–14 | 11–11 | 4th | |||||
| 1968 | Nicholls State | 18–17–1 | 11–10–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Nicholls State | 28–13 | 15–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Nicholls State | 35–19 | 14–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Nicholls State | 25–19 | 10–14 | 5th | |||||
| Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Nicholls State | 25–14 | |||||||
| 1973 | Nicholls State | 24–13 | 10–3 | 1st W.Div. | |||||
| Nicholls State: | 217–154–3 (.584) | 80–66–2 (.547) | |||||||
| Total: | 458–311–4 (.595) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "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 January 13, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "Raymond Didier". lasportshall.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "2019 Louisiana Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). ragincajuns.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "2018 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook". lsusports.net. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "2013 Nicholls State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)