- Ray Jauch
Ray Jauch (born 1939 in
Mendota, Illinois ) was a coach in theCanadian Football League ,USFL , and theArena Football League .A star high school athlete, Jauch played
University of Iowa running back forForest Evashevski 's Hawkeyes. He played in the 1959 Rose Bowl against California. Despite being drafted by theBuffalo Bills in the1960 American Football League Draft , he went toWinnipeg to launch his pro career. His career came to an abrupt halt when he suffered a tornAchilles tendon in the49th Grey Cup . A year later, Jauch entered coaching and in 1964 returned to Iowa as an assistant onJerry Burns ' staff. Two years later, it was back to Edmonton when Jauch accepted a position onNeill Armstrong 's staff. When Armstrong left in 1970 to joinBud Grant in Minnesota, Jauch was elevated head coach.Jauch coached football in the CFL from 1970-1982. He coached the
Edmonton Eskimos from 1970-76. He had a 64-43-4 record, appearing in threeGrey Cup s, winning in 1973 and won theAnnis Stukus Trophy for coach of the year in 1970. He stepped down as head coach following the 1976 season to become director of football operations.From 1978-82 as coach of the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Jauch had a 45-35 record and was coach of the year in 1980.After the 1982 season, Jauch returned to the U.S. as coach of the USFL's
Washington Federals . In the Federals expansion season, the team had a 4-14 record. Jauch was fired after the first game of the 1984 season, a 53-14 loss to the expansionJacksonville Bulls .Offensive coordinator Dick Bielski replaced Jauch for the final 17 games.In 1987 Jauch was hired to coach the
Chicago Bruisers of the newArena Football League . His team, which include future NFL head coachSean Payton , finished with a 2-4 record.In 1994 Jauch returned to the CFL has coach of the
Saskatchewan Roughriders . In two season in Regina, he had a 17-19 record.In 1996 he coached the AFL's
Minnesota Fighting Pike to a 4-10 record.His son Jim Jauch is a College Scout for the
Cleveland Browns and a former CFL player [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/frontoffice_detail.php?id=182]External links
* [http://www.thisistheusfl.com/USFLcoaches.htm The Head Coaches of the USFL]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=20 Ray Jauch's AFL coaching record]
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