Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1920-01-17)January 17, 1920 Marksville, Louisiana |
Died | March 9, 1978(1978-03-09) (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 (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 | |
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]
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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns head baseball coaches | |
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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns head football coaches | |
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LSU Tigers head baseball coaches | |
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Nicholls Colonels baseball head coaches | |
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Nicholls Colonels athletic directors | |
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# denotes interim athletic director |
1958 LSU Tigers football—AP & UPI national champions | |
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Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year | |
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General | |
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National libraries | |
Other |