Ray Solari | |
Birth Date: | 13 February 1928 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1949–1950 |
Player Team1: | California |
Player Positions: | Linebacker |
Coach Years1: | 1956–1971 |
Coach Team1: | South Pasadena HS (CA) |
Coach Years2: | 1972–1994 |
Coach Team2: | Menlo |
Overall Record: | 33–46–2 (college) 120–43–5 (high school) |
Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Championships: | 1 Coast Conference (1985) |
Awards: | Second-team All-PCC (1950) |
Raymond Solari (February 13, 1928 – March 17, 2023) was an American football player and coach. He was a two-time letter winner playing college football for the California Golden Bears in 1949 and 1950.[1] He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 1951 NFL draft.[2] Solari served as the head football coach at Menlo College in Atherton, California from 1972 to 1994. Menlo competed as junior college, before moving to NCAA Division III competition in 1986.[3] He was the head football coach at South Pasadena High School in South Pasadena, California from 1956 to 1971, tallying a mark of 120–43–5.[4]
Solari died on March 17, 2023, at the age of 95.[5]