 Bussard Official UT Headshot | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1928 Highland County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 2010 (aged 82) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ Famed swim coach Ray Bussard dies, posted on 2010-09-23 by the Chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ^ Legendary swim coach Bussard dies, published by the University of Tennessee Men's Athletics website (www.utsorts.com) on 2010-09-23; retrieved 2020-09-23.
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