Raymond Virgil Marron (May 21, 1899 – July 16, 1978) was an American football coach and United States Coast Guard officer. He served as the head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut from the 1922 to 1923, compiling a record of 0–6.
 Marron pictured in Tide Rips 1925, Coast Guard academy yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1899 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1978 (aged 79) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1922–1923 | Coast Guard |
| 1928 | All-Coast Guard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–6 (college) |
In 1928, Marron was head coach of the all-Coast Guard football team.[1][2] He reached the rank of commodore in the Coast Guard and commanded an attack flotilla during the Battle of Guam and the Philippines campaign during World War II. Marron died on July 16, 1978, in Norfolk, Virginia.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Coast Guard Bears (Independent) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Coast Guard | 0–3 | |||||||
| 1923 | Coast Guard | 0–3 | |||||||
| Coast Guard: | 0–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–6 | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Coast Guards To Have Grid Team". The Daily Item. Elmira, New York. October 4, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "C. G. Grid Coach to Be Executive Officer". The Day. New London, Connecticut. January 2, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Marron, Raymond V." Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. July 17, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ DeLassus, David. "United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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