Ray Willsey

Ray Willsey (September 30, 1928 – November 4, 2013) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He was the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1964 to 1971. During his tenure he compiled a 40–42–1 record. He was inducted into the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. He then played for three years for the Edmonton Eskimos in Canada, but his playing career was ended by an elbow injury. He was a member of the Edmonton teams that won the 42nd Grey Cup and 43rd Grey Cup.

Coaching career Willsey's first assistant coaching job was at the age of 28 with the Washington Huskies under head coach Darrell Royal. He followed Royal to the University of Texas in 1957. In 1971, Willsey resigned from Cal, and in 1973, he rejoined the Cardinals as defensive coordinator under head coach Don Coryell. He moved to the Oakland Raiders in 1977 as backfield coach. He was defensive coach of the London Monarchs when they won the World League title in 1991, He was defensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores in the mid-90s, and became director of personnel for NFL Europe in 1996. He was awarded the Glenn T. Seaborg Award in 2002, an annual honor given by Cal's football alumni association to a former Cal football player for his career accomplishments.

Death Willsey died on November 4, 2013, at the age of 85.

Head coaching record College

Professional League Team Year Regular season PostseasonWonLostTiesWin %Finish Won Lost Win % Result NFL STL 1961 2 0 0 AFL LA 1988 5 6 1 4th Place 0 1 .000 WLAF LON 1992 2 7 1 3rd (Europe) Total 9 13 2 0 1 Total 9 13 2 0 1