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| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1938-02-11)February 11, 1938 (age 87) Mendota, Illinois, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Iowa |
| AFL draft | 1960 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1960–1961 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Coaching | |
| 1962–1963 | St. James Rods |
| 1964 | Iowa (freshmen) |
| 1965 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1966–1969 | Edmonton Eskimos (RB) |
| 1970–1976 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1978–1982 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1983–1984 | Washington Federals |
| 1987 | Chicago Bruisers |
| 1988 | Madison High School |
| 1990 | Saint Ambrose University |
| 1991–1993 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC) |
| 1994–1995 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1996 | Minnesota Fighting Pike |
| 1999 | Toronto Argonauts (OA) |
| 2004 | Carolina Cobras (assistant coach) |
| 2016 | Marburg Mercenaries (OC)[1] |
Operations | |
| 1977 | Edmonton Eskimos (Director of football operations) |
| 1989 | Arena Football League (Director of operations) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2024) | |
Ray Jauch (/jɔːk/YAWK;[2] born February 11, 1938) is an American formergridiron football player and coach. He was head coach in theCanadian Football League (CFL), theUnited States Football League (USFL), and theArena Football League (AFL). He won 127 regular season games in the CFL, thesixth highest win total by a head coach in the league's history.
A star high school athlete, Jauch playedcollege football at theUniversity of Iowa. He was a running back for thenational champion1958 Iowa Hawkeyes, leading the nation in yards per carry. He played in the1959 Rose Bowl againstCalifornia. Despite being drafted by theBuffalo Bills in the1960 American Football League draft, he went toWinnipeg to launch his pro career in the CFL. His career came to an abrupt halt when he suffered a tornAchilles tendon in the49th Grey Cup.
After his injury, for a year Jauch wassports director at United College in Winnipeg. The next year, he entered coaching and in 1964 returned to Iowa as an assistant onJerry Burns' staff. Two years later, it was back to Canada where Jauch accepted a position onNeill Armstrong'sEdmonton Eskimos staff. When Armstrong left in 1970 to joinBud Grant in Minnesota, Jauch was elevated to head coach.[citation needed]
Jauch coached football in the CFL from 1970 to 1982. He coached theEdmonton Eskimos from 1970 to 1976. He had a 64–43–4 record, appearing in threeGrey Cups, winning in1975, 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.[citation needed]
From 1978 to 1982, as coach of theWinnipeg Blue Bombers, Jauch had a 45–35 record. He won theAnnis Stukus Trophy, as CFL coach of the year, in 1980.[citation needed]
After the 1982 season, Jauch returned to the United States as coach of the USFL'sWashington 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 coordinatorDick Bielski replaced Jauch for the final 17 games.[citation needed]
In 1986 and 1987, Jauch coached the Washington-Lee Generals Virginia High School league [VHSL] team inArlington, Virginia. He was assisted by ex-Virginia running back David Hall, who played one year for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[3][4]
In 1987 Jauch was hired to coach theChicago Bruisers of the newArena Football League. His team, which include future NFL head coachSean Payton, finished with a 2–4 record.
After being fired by the Bruisers, Jauch served as the head coach ofMadison High School (1988) andSaint Ambrose University (1990) and the Arena Football League's director of operations (1989) before returning to the CFL as the offensive coordinator of theSaskatchewan Roughriders.[5] He served as acting head coach for two games whileDon Matthews was in the hospital following emergency appendectomy. In 1994, he was promoted to head coach. In his two seasons as Roughriders head coach, he had an 18-20 record.[6]
In 1996, he coached the AFL'sMinnesota Fighting Pike to a 4–10 record. One of his "finds" was signing a college free agent in West Virginia kickerMike Vanderjagt. He released Vanderjagt after just two games.[citation needed]
Jauch is currently the defensive coordinator forMetrolina Christian Academy.[citation needed]
Jauch was announced as a member of theCanadian Football Hall of Fame 2024 class, as a builder, on May 3, 2024.[7]
Jauch's sons, Jim Jauch, is currently a college scout for theLos Angeles Chargers and Joey Jauch, both played college football at theUniversity of North Carolina and professionally in the CFL. A third son, Jeff Jauch, is the owner of theCedar Rapids RoughRiders of theUnited States Hockey League.[8]