Biographical details | |
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Born | Highland County, Virginia, U.S. | August 12, 1928
Died | September 22, 2010 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Bridgewater College |
Playing career | |
Position(s) | Track and Field Basketball Football |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1960-1966 | Chattanooga Swim League |
1968-1989 | University of Tennessee Swimming Team |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 252-30 dual meet record Percentage - .926 (Overall) 178-20 dual meet record Percentage - .898 (Tennessee) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Swimming Championship 1978 Eight SEC Championships '69, '72-'79 | |
Awards | |
NCAA Coach of the Year '72, '78 Swim Coaches Hall of Fame 2008 International Swim. Hall of Fame | |
Ray Bussard (August 12, 1928[1] – September 22, 2010)[2] was a Hall of Fame collegiate and Olympic swimming coach from the United States, best known for coaching the University of Tennessee Swimming team from 1968-1989. A specialist in developing sprinters, his overall career winning percentage in dual meets was .926, an unprecedented achievement. Earlier, he had been a gifted collegiate athlete at Bridgewater College and had coached field sports in Tennessee and Virginia High Schools.[3]
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