Raymond Didier

Raymond Didier
Biographical details
Born	January 7, 1920; Marksville, Louisiana
Died	March 9, 1978 (aged 58); Jefferson, Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1956	Southwestern Louisiana
1957–1962	LSU (assistant)
Baseball
1948–1956	Southwestern Louisiana
1957–1963	LSU
1964–1973	Nicholls State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1978	Nicholls State
Head coaching record
Overall	29–27–2 (football); 395–289–3 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Gulf States (1952)

Raymond Ernest "Ray" Didier (January 7, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now 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 (1948–1956), Louisiana State University (1957–1963), and Nicholls State University (1964–1973), amassing a career college baseball record of 395–289–3. He also served as the athletic director at Nicholls State from 1963 to 1978. Ray E. Didier Field on the campus of Nicholls State University is also named after him.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Standing
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1951–1956)
1951	Southwestern Louisiana	6–4
1952	Southwestern Louisiana	5–2–2	T–1st
1953	Southwestern Louisiana	4–7
1954	Southwestern Louisiana	5–4
1955	Southwestern Louisiana	5–4
1955	Southwestern Louisiana	4–6
Southwestern Louisiana:		29–27–2
Total:		29–27–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

^ St. Germain, Brent (July 15, 2011). "Didier Shaped Nicholls Athletics, Many Lives". Houma Today. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 23 December 2011.