Ray Neal
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1897–1977)}}
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| name = Ray Neal
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|11|1}}
| birth_place = Mellott, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|11|25|1897|11|1}}
| death_place = Greencastle, Indiana, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = ?
| player_team1 = Washington & Jefferson
| player_years2 = ?–1919
| player_team2 = Wabash
| player_years3 = 1922
| player_team3 = Akron Pros
| player_years4 = 1924–1926
| player_team4 = Hammond Pros
| player_positions = End, tackle, guard
| coach_years1 = 1930–1945
| coach_team1 = DePauw
| overall_record = 79–34–7
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Raymond Robert "Gaumey" Neal (November 1, 1897 – November 25, 1977) was an American football coach and player. He served as the head coach for the DePauw Tigers at DePauw University for 16 seasons. Prior to that, he played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Akron Pros and the Hammond Pros.
Biography
Neal was born on November 1, 1897, in Mellott, Indiana. He attended Mellott High School and Wingate High School.{{cite web|title=Ray Neal |work=databaseFootball.com |publisher=databaseSports.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEALRAY01 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122182452/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEALRAY01 |archive-date=November 22, 2011 }}{{cite web| title = Ray Neal | work = NFL All-Time Players| publisher = NFL Enterprises LLC| url =http://www.nfl.com/players/rayneal/profile?id=NEA326232}} Neal attended Washington & Jefferson College, where he played in the 1922 Rose Bowl,{{Cite web| title = Legendary Football Coach "Gaumey" Neal Dies at Age 80| publisher = DePauw University| year = 1977| url = http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=17857| access-date = October 11, 2010| archive-date = June 11, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611045023/http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=17857| url-status = dead}} before transferring to Wabash College where he served as the football team captain. He graduated from Wabash in 1920.
Neal played four seasons in the National Football League. In 1922, he played for the Akron Pros, where he saw action in ten games, including six starts. From 1924 to 1926, Neal played for the Hammond Pros. He started five games each in 1924 and 1925, and in the latter, recovered one fumble that he returned for a touchdown. He started in two games in 1926.{{cite web| title = Ray Neal| work = Pro-Football-Reference.com| publisher = Sports Reference LLC.| url =https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NealRa21.htm}}
In 1930, Neal was hired as the head football coach at DePauw University. He coached the 1933 team to an undefeated, untied, and unscored upon season. The Tigers outscored their opponents, 136–0, and finished the season with a 7–0 record.{{cite web| title = A Perfect Season in Every Way: DePauw Unbeaten, Untied and Unscored Upon| work = Monon Memories| publisher = DePauw University| date = | url = http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=18923|access-date=June 8, 2009}} In 1946, he resigned as coach to become DePauw's athletic director and Department of Physical Education chairman. He retired from that position in 1954 and became the postmaster of Greencastle, Indiana. Neal died in 1977. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1977, the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984,{{cite web| title =Wabash College Athletics Hall Of Fame | publisher = Wabash College | date = | url = https://www.wabash.edu/sports/hof|access-date=June 8, 2009}} and the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame as a coach in 1986.{{cite web| title = Raymond R. "Gaumey" Neal (Coach) | publisher = DePauw University | date = | url = http://www.depauw.edu/ath/hallfame/bios/neal.asp|access-date=June 8, 2009}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = DePauw Tigers
| conf = Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
| startyear = 1930
| endyear = 1945
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1930
| name = DePauw
| overall = 6–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1931
| name = DePauw
| overall = 7–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1932
| name = DePauw
| overall = 3–4–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1933
| name = DePauw
| overall = 7–0
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1934
| name = DePauw
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1935
| name = DePauw
| overall = 5–1–2
| conference = 5–0–2
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1936
| name = DePauw
| overall = 3–3–2
| conference = 3–2–2
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1937
| name = DePauw
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = DePauw
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1939
| name = DePauw
| overall = 4–3–1
| conference = 3–2–1
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1940
| name = DePauw
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = 8th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1941
| name = DePauw
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1942
| name = DePauw
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1943
| name = DePauw
| overall = 5–0–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1944
| name = DePauw
| overall = 3–5
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1945
| name = DePauw
| overall = 3–2
| conference = 1–0
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = DePauw
| overall = 79–34–7
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 79–34–7
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|25679267}}
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