Ray Newman (American football)

Ray Bowen Newman (August 11, 1922 – February 8, 2017) was an American football coach and scout. He served as the head football coach at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, California from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 65–11–1. He led his 1959 Bakersfield team to an undefeated season, a victory in the Junior Rose Bowl, and a junior college national championship. Newman later worked as a scout for the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Edmonton Eskimons of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Ray Newman
Biographical details
Born(1922-08-11)August 11, 1922
Wilsall, Montana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 2017(2017-02-08) (aged 94)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1947–1948Boise
1949Idaho State
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1952–1956Sanger HS (CA) (assistant)
1957–1958Bakersfield (backfield)
1959–1966Bakersfield
Track
1952–1957Sanger HS (CA)
1957–?Bakersfield (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1967–1971New Orleans Saints (scout)
1971–1978San Diego Chargers (scout)
1978–?Edmonton Eskimons (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall65–11–1 (junior college football)
Bowls3–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 junior college national (1959)
3 Metropolitan Conference (1959, 1961, 1963)

Newman was born on August 11, 1922, in Wilsall, Montana.[1] He graduated from Meridian High School in Meridian, Idaho, where he earned all-state honors playing football as an end in 1940. He played football at Boise Junior College—now known as Boise State University, earning first-team junior college All-American honors in 1948. Newman transferred to Idaho State University, where he lettered in football in 1949.[2] He graduated from Fresno State College—now known as the California State University, Fresno—in 1952.[3]

Newman coached football and track at Sanger High School in Sanger, California from 1952 to 1957. He joined the staff at Bakersfield College in 1957 as an assistant coach in football and track.[4][5] Newman succeeded Homer Beatty as head football coach at Bakersfield in 1959. He led the Bakersfield Renegades to three Metropolitan Conference titles, two appearances in the Junior Rose Bowl and three appearance in the Potato Bowl, before resigning after the 1966 season.[6] Newman was hired as a western area scout for the Saints in 1967.[7]

Newman died on February 8, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

Head coaching record

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Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Bakersfield Renegades (Metropolitan Conference) (1959–1960)
1959 Bakersfield 10–0 7–0 1st W Junior Rose Bowl
1960 Bakersfield 9–1 6–1 2nd W Potato Bowl
1961 Bakersfield 9–1 7–0 1st L Junior Rose Bowl
1962 Bakersfield 6–2–1 5–1–1 2nd
1963 Bakersfield 9–1 6–1 T–1st W Potato Bowl
1964 Bakersfield 8–2 5–1 2nd L Potato Bowl
1965 Bakersfield 7–2 4–2 2rd
1967 Bakersfield 7–2 5–2 3rd
Bakersfield: 65–11–1 45–8–1
Total: 65–11–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ray Bowen Newman Obituary". Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Legacy.com.
  2. ^ "Five Bengals Receive Idaho State Blanket Awards". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. December 2, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Ray Newman Will Be Bakersfield Coach". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. February 24, 1959. p. 3B. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Ray Newman Quits". Sanger Herald. Sanger, California. June 13, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Newman Quits, Takes New Post (continued)". Sanger Herald. Sanger, California. June 13, 1957. p. 2. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Ray Newman Resigns From Gade Grid Job". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 28, 1966. p. 9A. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Ray Newman Joins Saints Scouting Staff". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. Associated Press. January 28, 1966. p. 10A. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Renegade Football Win/Loss Record by Year". Bakersfield College Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2024.