13 Facts About Ray Willsey

Ray Willsey was an American gridiron football player and coach.

Ray Willsey was the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1964 to 1971.

Ray Willsey was inducted into the Orange County Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.

Ray Willsey graduated from the University of California in 1953 with a degree in business.

Ray Willsey then played for three years for the Edmonton Eskimos in Canada, but his playing career was ended by an elbow injury.

Ray Willsey was a member of the Edmonton teams that won the 42nd Grey Cup and 43rd Grey Cup.

Ray Willsey followed Royal to the University of Texas in 1957.

Ray Willsey coached the California Golden Bears from 1964 to 1971.

Ray Willsey moved to the Oakland Raiders in 1977 as backfield coach.

Ray Willsey was defensive coach of the London Monarchs when they won the World League title in 1991, and he became their head coach for the 1992 season.

Ray Willsey was defensive coordinator for the Scottish Claymores in the mid-90s, and became director of personnel for NFL Europe in 1996.

Ray Willsey was awarded the Glenn T Seaborg Award in 2002, an annual honor given by Cal's football alumni association to a former Cal football player for his career accomplishments.

Ray Willsey died on November 4,2013, at the age of 85.