Raymond Wilbur Fairchild (September 9, 1889 – June 12, 1956) was a

college administrator Academic administration is a branch of university or college employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the faculty or academics, although some personnel may have joint responsibilities. Some t ...

. He also coached

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

. He served as the president of Illinois State Normal University (now

Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of th ...

) from 1933 to 1955. He was previously a faculty member at the

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UW–Stevens Point or UWSP) is a public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well a ...

, where he served as a

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instructor and head football coach.

Head coaching record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairchild, Raymond W. 1889 births 1956 deaths Presidents of Illinois State University University of Michigan alumni Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football coaches People from Vermilion County, Illinois 20th-century American academics