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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1902 Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 25, 1982 (aged 80) Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Yale |
| Baseball | |
| 1923–1925 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1940 | Yale |
| 1941 | Bates |
| 1943 | Willow Grove NAS |
| 1944 | Georgia Pre-Flight |
| 1946–1951 | Bates |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–60–3 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-American (1924) | |
Raymond W. "Ducky" Pond (February 17, 1902 – August 25, 1982) was an American football and baseball player and football coach. He was the head football coach at Yale University from 1934 to 1940, and at Bates College in 1941 and from 1946 to 1951, compiling career college football record of 52–55–3. Pond's record at Yale was 30–25–2 record, including a 4–3 mark versus Harvard. He mentored two of the first three winners of the Heisman Trophy, Larry Kelley and Clint Frank. At Bates, Pond led the undefeated and untied 1946 Bobcats squad to the inaugural Glass Bowl.[1][2]
Pond was a public relations executive after his career in athletics.[3]
- ^ Bergin, Thomas. The Game: The Harvard – Yale Football Rivalry, 1875–1983, Yale University Press, New Haven/London, 1984.
- ^ Profile, http://abacus.bates.edu/pubs/mag/96-Fall/sports-notes.html; accessed April 6, 2015.
- ^ "RAYMOND POND, 80; COACHED AT YALE". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 25, 1982. Retrieved August 11, 2011.