Raymond Didier

Raymond Didier
Biographical details
Born(1920-01-17)January 17, 1920
Marksville, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1978(1978-03-09) (aged 58)
Jefferson, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1938–1939Southwestern Louisiana
1946Southwestern Louisiana
Baseball
1939Southwestern Louisiana
1940Port Arthur Tarpons
1946–1947Southwestern Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948–1950Southwestern Louisiana (ends)
1951–1956Southwestern Louisiana
1957–1962LSU (asst.)
Baseball
1948–1956Southwestern Louisiana
1957–1963LSU
1964–1973Nicholls State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1978Nicholls State
Head coaching record
Overall29–27–2 (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

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Longtime college coach Raymond Didier joins his brother Mel in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame". theadvocate.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.