▁returned ▁to ▁Low ell ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Low ell ▁High ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁R idd ick ▁soon ▁built ▁up ▁the ▁Low ell ▁High ▁Red ▁Ra ider ' s ▁as ▁a ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁power ▁house . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Low ell ▁high ▁football ▁was ▁drawing ▁crow ds ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁to ▁watch ▁their ▁first ▁und efe ated ▁Class ▁A ▁championship ▁team , ▁c apped ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 5 – 0 ▁thr ash ing ▁of ▁rival ▁Lawrence . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁The ▁Harvard ▁C rim son ▁article ▁titled ▁" No ▁Co ach ▁Till ▁Early ▁March " ▁published ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁bu zz ▁around ▁Harvard ▁University ▁that ▁Ray ▁would ▁succeed ▁Arthur ▁Val pe y ▁as ▁head ▁coach , ▁but ▁R idd ick ▁decl ined ▁saying ▁" You ▁can ' t ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁something ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁anything ▁about ." ▁ ▁Low ell ▁went ▁und efe ated ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years , ▁with ▁Jul ien ▁La C ourse ▁as ▁quarter back , ▁and , ▁Low ell ▁football ▁continued ▁to ▁domin ate ▁of ▁the ▁M err im ack ▁Valley ▁Conference ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Ray ▁stayed ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁Low ell ▁High ▁School ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁brought ▁Low ell ▁High ▁to ▁three ▁national ▁football ▁championship