Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute—now known as University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1951 to 1956, tallying a mark of 29–27–2. Didier was also the head baseball coach at Southwestern Louisiana from 1948 to 1956, Louisiana State University from 1957 to 1963 and Nicholls State University from 1964 to 1973, amassing a career college baseball record of 458–311–4. Didier served as the athletic director at Nicholls State from 1963 to 1978. Accolades Ray E. Didier Field on the campus of Nicholls State University is named after him. Didier is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Head coaching record Football Baseball References External links 1920 births 1978 deaths Baseball coaches from Louisiana Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball coaches Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football coaches Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players LSU Tigers baseball coaches LSU Tigers football coaches Nicholls Colonels athletic directors Nicholls Colonels baseball coaches People from Marksville, Louisiana Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Coaches of American football from Louisiana Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baseball players from Baton Rouge, Louisiana