Ray Nagel
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 18, 1927 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | January 15, 2015 (aged 87) San Antonio, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1949 | UCLA |
| 1953 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1955–1957 | UCLA (backfield) |
| 1958–1965 | Utah |
| 1966–1970 | Iowa |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1976 | Washington State |
| 1976–1983 | Hawaii |
| 1990–1995 | Hula Bowl (exec. dir.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–71–3 (.455) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WAC (1964) | |
Raymond Robert Nagel (May 18, 1927 – January 15, 2015) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach at the University of Utah (1958–1965) and University of Iowa (1966–1970), with an overall record of 58–71–3 (.455).
After coaching, Nagel was the athletic director at Washington State University in Pullman (1971–1976) and University of Hawaii at Manoa (1976–1983). From 1990 to 1995, he was the executive director of the Hula Bowl, a college football invitational all-star game in Hawaii.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Nagel was raised in southern California and attended Los Angeles High School during World War II. He played quarterback for the football team and was a third team all-city selection his senior season in 1944. Nagel graduated in 1945 and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was a three time letter-winner from 1946 to 1949 as a quarterback and halfback for the Bruins. Nagel played for head coach Red Sanders and was named all-Pacific Coast Conference and UCLA's Most Improved Player. He later earned bachelor's, master's, and law degrees from UCLA and was an assistant coach for the Bruins' football team.
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