Ronald J. Slay
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1890 Purvis, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1948 (aged 57) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Mississippi Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1913 | Mississippi Normal |
| 1918–1920 | Mississippi Normal |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1916 | Mississippi Normal |
| 1919 | Mississippi Normal |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1921 | Mississippi Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–1 (football) 9–7 (basketball) 4–5 (baseball) |
Ronald J. Slay (November 15, 1890 – September 18, 1948) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. A teacher of science and modern language,[1] he was appointed by the faculty of Mississippi Normal College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi—in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as school's first head football coach in 1912. He served in that capacity for one season, compiling a record of 2–1.[2] Slay was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi Normal in 1912–13 and from 1918 to 1920, tallying a mark of 9–7, and the school's head baseball coach from 1914 to 1916 and in 1919, tallying a mark 4–5.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Normal Normalites (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Mississippi Normal | 2–1 | |||||||
| Mississippi Normal: | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Cox, John W. "Rock Solid: Southern Miss Football". University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "History and Records" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "2017 USM Baseball Almanac" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External links
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