Ronald J. Slay (November 15, 1890 – September 18, 1948) was an

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, and

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coach. A teacher of science and modern language, he was appointed by the faculty of Mississippi Normal College—now known as the

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—in

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as school's first head football coach in 1912. He served in that capacity for one season, compiling a record of 2–1. Slay was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi Normal in 1912–13 and from 1918 to 1920, tallying a mark of 9–7, and the school's head baseball coach from 1914 to 1916 and in 1919, tallying a mark 4–5.

Head coaching record

Football

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