Ray Ballard

American football and basketball player and coach (1897–1970)
Ray Ballard
Biographical details
Born(1897-04-06)April 6, 1897
Woodward, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedOctober 1970 (aged 63)
Playing career
Football
1914–1917Northwestern Territorial
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921Phillips (assistant)
1925–1927Northeastern State
Basketball
1922–1923Phillips
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1922–1923Phillips
1925–1929Northeastern State
Head coaching record
Overall9–15–3

Ray Halcomb Ballard (April 6, 1897 – October 1970)[1] was an American college football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern State University from 1925 to 1927.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Northeastern State Redmen (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1925–1928)
1925 Northeastern State 2–6–2 2–3–2 6th
1926 Northeastern State 4–5 3–3 T–4th
1927 Northeastern State 3–4–1 2–3–1 6th
Northeastern State: 9–15–3 7–9–3
Total: 9–15–3

References

  1. ^ "Ray Ballard". Fold3. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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Northeastern State RiverHawks head football coaches
  • Town coaches (1919–1923)
  • Howard Williams (1924)
  • Ray Ballard (1925–1927)
  • Albert Exendine (1928)
  • Guy Lookabaugh (1929–1935)
  • Wister Newby (1936–1939)
  • Doc Wadley (1940–1941)
  • No team (1942–1945)
  • Doc Wadley (1946–1949)
  • Ken Due (1950–1952)
  • Tom Rousey (1953–1955)
  • Harold Stratton (1956–1961)
  • Tracy Norwood (1962–1974)
  • George Elliott (1975–1986)
  • Tom Eckert (1987–2002)
  • John Horner (2003–2007)
  • Kenny Evans (2010–2013)
  • Rob Robinson (2014–2018)
  • Rob Messinger # (2018)
  • J. J. Eckert (2019–2023)
  • Darrin Chiaverini (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach