Ronald J. Slay

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]

Ronald J. Slay
Biographical details
Born(1890-11-15)November 15, 1890
Purvis, Mississippi
DiedSeptember 18, 1948(1948-09-18) (aged 57)
New York City, New York
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1912Mississippi Normal
Basketball
1912–1913Mississippi Normal
1918–1920Mississippi Normal
Baseball
1914–1916Mississippi Normal
1919Mississippi Normal
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1921Mississippi Normal
Head coaching record
Overall2–1 (football)
9–7 (basketball)
4–5 (baseball)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi Normal Normalites (Independent) (1912)
1912 Mississippi Normal 2–1
Mississippi Normal: 2–1
Total:2–1

References
  1. Cox, John W. "Rock Solid: Southern Miss Football". University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. "History and Records" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "2017 USM Baseball Almanac" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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