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Irving Pray
By Ethan Levine
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Irving Pray was an MIT graduate who coached three non-consecutive seasons at LSU in 1916, 1919 and 1922. He was a perfect 2-0 in 1916 after taking over the coaching duties from E. T. MacDonnell mid-season, and was 6-2 in his first full season as head coach in 1919. Pray was a dismal 3-7 in 1922, his final season as a college coach. He passed away in 1948 at the age of 61.
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.