Ray Braun (born March 6, 1936) is a former

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coach. He served as the head football coach at the Montana State School of Mines—now known as

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–for one season, in 1968, compiling a record of 2–6. Before coming to Montana Tech, Braun was an assistant football coach at

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and coached

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. Braun was the

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under head coach Jim Sweeney from 1972 to 1973. He served two stints in the same capacity at

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, from 1976 to 1978 under

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and 1982 to 1983 under Joe Avezzano. Braun also coached in the professional ranks, as an assistant with the Portland Storm/Thunder of the

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(WFL) from 1974 to 1975 and with the

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of the

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(NFL) in 1988. During the 1990s he coached at a number of high schools in

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Head coaching record

College

Junior college

References

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