Harold "Tubby" Raymond

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Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond (born November 14, 1926) was University of Delaware head football coach (1966-2001) and College Football Hall of Fame inductee (2003).

Raymond, a native of Flint, MI, was a quarterback and linebacker at the University of Michigan. It was there, playing for coach Fritz Crisler, that Raymond learned the Wing-T offense which he later installed at Delaware. An instrumental developer of the Winged-T offense first as backfield coach under Delaware Coach David M. Nelson (also ex-Michigan) from 1954-1966, Raymond left the Fightin' Blue Hens after 36 seasons with a 300-119-3 record, three national titles (1971, 1972, 1979), 14 Lambert Cup trophies, 23 post-season bids and four consecutive victories in the Boardwalk Bowl. After classifications were formed in the early 1970s, Delaware was a Division II program until elevating to Division I-AA in 1981. He tallied more than half of all-time Blue Hen victories in the 110-year-old program at the time of his retirement. Tubby Raymond Field was dedicated at Delaware Stadium (built in 1952) in his honor on Aug. 29, 2002.

Former Division III Rowan head coach (1993-2001) and Blue Hen linebacker (1978-1981) K.C. Keeler officially replaced Raymond on March 5, 2002.

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"Football puts a premium on loyalty, dedication and sacrifice, which are characteristics that aid a player on the field and for the rest of his life." (circa 1998)

"Run em!" (the infamous command he gave before "gassers" each practice)

"Give me 7 of 'em!" (the dreaded line yelled out every day of pre-season camp indicating it was time for mixed agilities)

"People pay for weather like this!" (Referring to the hot and dry late August Delaware weather, Tub would often say this during summer camp)