Raymond Elswood Davis (September 14, 1907 â August 26, 1972) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was the head football and baseball coach at Louisiana Polytechnic InstituteâÂÂnow known as Louisiana Tech UniversityâÂÂin 1939. Davis played college football at Howard CollegeâÂÂnow known as Samford UniversityâÂÂin Homewood, Alabama. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth SpartansâÂÂnow known as the Detroit Tigers in 1932 and 1933. David returned to his alma mater, Howard, in 1934, where he served as line coach for the football team under head coaches Clyde Propst and Billy Bancroft.