Distinguished:
Ray Riley
Ray Riley graduated from General Beadle College in 1967. He was a two-sport athlete, playing football and basketball three years each from 1964-66.
On the football team, Riley played both offense and defense for Coach George Blankley. He was the signal caller on offense and played defensive back on defense, wearing the number 41.
On the hardwood, Riley was a guard for coach Ed Harter, wearing the
number 22. During his senior season on the hardwood, Riley led the team in
free-throw percentage, making 49 of 63 attempts for a 77 percent average.
he was the team's fifth leading scorer with 175 points, helping his team
to a second place finish in the SDIC conference.
In his final playing season, Riley was named the General Beadle senior
Athlete of the Year for his contributions on the football field and
basketball court.
After graduation, Riley taught and coached at Estelline, before moving to Tyler, MN in 1967, where he and his wife still reside today. He taught and coached at Tyler, now know as Russell Tyler Ruthton (RTR) for 32 years.
Riley was named the Star Conference coach of the year for football in 1980 and 1981, taking his team to the state tournament those two years. As a head basketball coach, he coached his team to four conference titles, six district titles and three regional titles. He was named Subsection 9 and Section 3A coach of the year three straight years, from 1988-90.
Riley was honored as DSU Alumni Coach of the Year in 1981 and again in 1988. Riley has been retired from caching for two years. He and his wife plan to move to Florida to get away from the snow.
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