Ray Nagel

Ray Nagel
Biographical details
Born(1927-05-18)May 18, 1927
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 15, 2015(2015-01-15) (aged 87)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949UCLA
1953Chicago Cardinals
Position(s)Quarterback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954Oklahoma (assistant)
1955–1957UCLA (backfield)
1958–1965Utah
1966–1970Iowa
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1976Washington State
1976–1983Hawaii
1990–1995Hula Bowl (exec. dir.)
Head coaching record
Overall58–71–3
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WAC (1964)
Awards

Raymond Robert Nagel (May 18, 1927 – January 15, 2015) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1958 to 1965 and the University of Iowa from 1966 to 1970, compiling a career college football coaching record of 58–71–3 (.455). After coaching, Nagel was the athletic director at Washington State University from 1971 to 1976[1][2] and the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1976 to 1983. From 1990 to 1995, he was the executive director of the Hula Bowl, a college football invitational all-star game in Hawaii.

  1. ^ "WSU 'A.D.' position goes to Ray Nagel". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 20, 1971. p. 16.
  2. ^ Missildine, Harry (June 11, 1976). "Ray Nagel to Hawaii". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.