Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an

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coach,

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the

Southwestern Louisiana Institute The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the se ...

—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1951 to 1956, tallying a mark of 29–27–2. Didier was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1948 to 1956,

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from 1957 to 1963 and

Nicholls State University Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicho ...

from 1964 to 1973, amassing a career

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record of 458–311–4. Didier served as the

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at Nicholls State from 1963 to 1978.

Accolades

Ray E. Didier Field on the campus of

is named after him. Didier is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

External links

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