Ray E. Davis

{{Short description|American football player and sports coach (1907–1972)}}

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| name = Ray E. Davis

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|9|14}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|8|26|1907|9|14}}

| death_place = Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.

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| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = c. 1930

| player_team2 = Howard (AL)

| player_years3 = 1932–1933

| player_team3 = Portsmouth Spartans

| player_positions = Center, guard, tackle, end

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1934–1938

| coach_team2 = Howard (AL) (line)

| coach_years3 = 1939

| coach_team3 = Louisiana Tech

| coach_sport4 = Baseball

| coach_years5 = 1939

| coach_team5 = Louisiana Tech

| overall_record = 5–6 (football)

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Raymond Elswood Davis (September 14, 1907 – August 26, 1972) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was the head football and baseball coach at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute—now known as Louisiana Tech University—in 1939. Davis played college football at Howard College—now known as Samford University—in Homewood, Alabama. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth Spartans—now known as the Detroit Tigers in 1932 and 1933. David returned to his alma mater, Howard, in 1934, where he served as line coach for the football team under head coaches Clyde Propst and Billy Bancroft.{{cite news |author= |title=Howard Line Coach Takes Job at L. P. I.—Raymond Davis Quits To Take New Position |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25746614/the_montgomery_advertiser/ |newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=January 29, 1939 |page=26 |access-date=November 26, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}