Ray Solari
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1928–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Ray Solari
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|2|13}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|3|17|1928|2|13}}
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1949–1950
| player_team1 = California
| player_positions = Linebacker
| coach_years1 = 1956–1971
| coach_team1 = South Pasadena HS (CA)
| coach_years2 = 1972–1994
| coach_team2 = Menlo
| overall_record = 33–46–2 (college)
120–43–5 (high school)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
| championships = 1 Coast Conference (1985)
| awards = Second-team All-PCC (1950)
| coaching_records =
}}
Raymond Solari (February 13, 1928 – March 17, 2023) was an American football player and coach. He was a two-time letter winner playing college football for the California Golden Bears in 1949 and 1950.{{cite web|url=https://historysmc.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Solari%2C+Ray|title=Ray Solari|publisher=pastperfectonline.com|access-date=December 30, 2018}} He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 1951 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/sola00400.html|title=Ray Solari|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 30, 2018}} Solari served as the head football coach at Menlo College in Atherton, California from 1972 to 1994. Menlo competed as junior college, before moving to NCAA Division III competition in 1986.{{cite news |author= |title=Menlo's Solari retires after 23 years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-napa-valley-register/146269307/ |newspaper=Napa Valley Register |location=Napa, California |date=December 1, 1994 |page=3B |access-date=April 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He was the head football coach at South Pasadena High School in South Pasadena, California from 1956 to 1971, tallying a mark of 120–43–5.{{cite news |author= |title=Ray Solari Is Menlo's New Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30349740/santa_cruz_sentinel/ |newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel |location=Santa Cruz, California |date=September 14, 1972 |page=36 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Solari died on March 17, 2023, at the age of 95.{{cite web |title=Raymond Solari |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/raymond-solari-obituary?id=51341042 |website=Legacy |access-date=31 March 2023}}
Head coaching record
=College=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Menlo Oaks
| conf = NCAA Division III independent
| startyear = 1986
| endyear = 1994
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = Menlo
| overall = 4–4–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = Menlo
| overall = 7–3
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname = NCAA Division III First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = Menlo
| overall = 7–2
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1989
| name = Menlo
| overall = 3–6
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = Menlo
| overall = 5–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = Menlo
| overall = 2–7
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1992
| name = Menlo
| overall = 3–6
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1993
| name = Menlo
| overall = 0–8–1
| conference =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Menlo
| overall = 2–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Menlo
| overall = 33–46–2
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 33–46–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Ray Solari |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/27677?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 28, 2024 }}
=Junior college=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Menlo Oaks
| conf = Coast Conference
| startyear = 1972
| endyear = 1985
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1972
| name = Menlo
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1973
| name = Menlo
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1974
| name = Menlo
| overall = 3–5–1
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1975
| name = Menlo
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1976
| name = Menlo
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1977
| name = Menlo
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = Menlo
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1979
| name = Menlo
| overall =
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = Menlo
| overall = 3–6–1
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1981
| name = Menlo
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = Menlo
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1983
| name = Menlo
| overall = 5–3–2
| conference = 3–1–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1984
| name = Menlo
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1985
| name = Menlo
| overall = 9–0–1
| conference = 5–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Menlo
| overall =
| confrecord = 37–34–3
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall =
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
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