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Ray Louthen

1925 – 2004

American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1925 – 2004 (aged 79). Ray Louthen was an American baseball player.

Raymond A. "Red" Louthen (October4, 1925December3, 2004) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ball State University from 1962 to 1967, compiling a record of 37–13–3. Louthen was also the head baseball coach at Ball State from 1959 to 1970, tallying a mark of 158–127–1.

Coaching career College baseball Louthen was the head baseball coach at Ball State from 1959 to 1970; he was a 3-time Indiana Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year (1960, 1961, 1962.) He coached six ICC MVPs (Dean Campbell, Mike Readnour, Homer Jackson, Frank Houk, Ed Sherry and Jim Roudebush) and 19 All-ICC players. Two of his players reached the major leagues; Merv Rettenmund and Steve Hargan.

Head coaching record College football

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Western Michigan University, University of Michigan
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Raymond A. Louthen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ray Louthen?

American football and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1925–2004)

When was Ray Louthen born?

Ray Louthen was born on 4 October 1925 in Bluefield.

When did Ray Louthen die?

Ray Louthen died on 3 December 2004 in Muncie, Indiana.

What was Ray Louthen's occupation?

Ray Louthen was a baseball player.

What nationality was Ray Louthen?

Ray Louthen was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ray Louthen

· Wikidata: Q7297756

· DBpedia: Ray Louthen

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