About Ray DeCola
Lived 1930 – 2017 (aged 86). Ray DeCola was a baseball player.
Ramon Edward "Ray" DeCola (September 17, 1930 – April 3, 2017) was an American football coach. A 1953 graduate of West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia, he began his career as a high school coach at various stops including New Albany, St. Mary's, Johnstown, and Urbana in Ohio where he accumulated a record of 177–54–6 over 24 seasons.
From 1985 to 1987, he was the head coach of the resurrected football program at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio where compiled a 9–9–1.
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Who was Ray DeCola?
American football player and coach (1930–2017)
When was Ray DeCola born?
Ray DeCola was born on 17 September 1930 in Shadyside.
When did Ray DeCola die?
Ray DeCola died on 3 April 2017 in Columbus.
What was Ray DeCola's occupation?
Ray DeCola was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ray DeCola. https://biography.guide/ray-decola/
MLA: "Ray DeCola." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ray-decola/.
Chicago: "Ray DeCola." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ray-decola/.
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