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Raymond Eliot "Butch" Nusspickel was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Illinois College from 1934 to 1936 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1942 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 98–80–12. Eliot was also the head baseball coach at Illinois College from 1933 to 1937. His Illinois Fighting Illini football teams won three Big Ten Conference championships and two Rose Bowls. Eliot, who spent almost his entire career at the University of Illinois—he was a student athlete, an assistant football coach, head football coach, associate athletic director, and finally the interim athletic director for the university—was nicknamed "Mr. Illini." He attended the University of Illinois, played as a guard on the football team in 1930 and 1931, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. He died of an apparent heart attack on February 24, 1980, in Urbana, Illinois.
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On the name Ray Eliot, Ray means Regal, Counsellor, Abbreviation of Raymond, Advice, Beam of Light, Grace, Well Advised Protector, Wise Protector, Dear Brook, Abbreviation of R, Beam of light. Eliot means Jehovah is God, Believes in God, Hight, The Lord is My God, God is My Helper.
The name Ray Eliot is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Ray is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and 91 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Ray is recorded 64,782 times globally, ranking it as the 995th most common name worldwide.
Ray is most prevalent in United States of America, with 23,119 occurrences, making it the 234th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Ray is found among 1 in every 49 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #234 | 1 : 78 |
| United Kingdom | #242 | 1 : 67 |
| Hong Kong | #85 | 1 : 107 |
| Mexico | #646 | 1 : 330 |
| Malaysia | #537 | 1 : 813 |
| Canada | #244 | 1 : 164 |
| South Africa | #1,035 | 1 : 1,113 |
| Ireland | #164 | 1 : 49 |
| Brazil | #653 | 1 : 461 |
| Singapore | #286 | 1 : 446 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Ray from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Raymond Eliot "Butch" Nusspickel was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Illinois College from 1934 to 1936 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1942 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 98–80–12. Eliot was also the head baseball coach at Illinois College from 1933 to 1937. His Illinois Fighting Illini football teams won three Big Ten Conference championships and two Rose Bowls. Eliot, who spent almost his entire career at the University of Illinois—he was a student athlete, an assistant football coach, head football coach, associate athletic director, and finally the interim athletic director for the university—was nicknamed "Mr. Illini." He attended the University of Illinois, played as a guard on the football team in 1930 and 1931, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. He died of an apparent heart attack on February 24, 1980, in Urbana, Illinois.
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