TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Raymond McDougal, Sr. 1932-2024 College Coach, CIAA Hall of Famer, U.S. Army
combat theater suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In the summer of 2019, he retired after 53 ½ years of continu- ous leadership. Throughout his life, Greene was a staunch supporter of his former classmates and alma mater raising significant funds and financial assistance for students. He was also a past president of the Oak Cliff Lion’s Club, a national service organization. He was an active member and Sunday School Teacher at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX and attended Shiloh Baptist Church when he passed. Brother Stonell B. Greene is survived by three daugh- ters, Jerilan Denise Greene, Janiece Birnell Greene, Jef- frey Lynnette Greene Scott and his former wife Mrs. Jeffrey Sutton Greene; son- in-law Stephen Scott and grandchildren, Garlington Adley Scott, Grace Amari Scott and Gianna Alise Scott; two sons, Silas Stonell Greene (Zeta Beta 2012) and Richmond Henderson Greene and his former wife Mrs. Wyonella Henderson Greene; sisters, Ms. Valta Beck, Ms. Zephyr Hender- son and Mamie Sue Fuller and a host of close friends, relatives, and colleagues. ♦
L egendary CIAA Hall of Famer Raymond McDougal Sr. entered the Chapter Invisible on July 30, 2024, at 92 years old. McDougal was a 1958 initiate of the Johnson C. Smith Uni- versity Chapter, the Alpha Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi. McDougal life was built on achievement. Born in the early 1930s in south Florida. One of his earliest obstacles was losing both his parents before the age of three and thus living with different families. In high school, he was an All-Conference and All-State performer in football and basketball at Carver High School in Delray Beach, FL. McDougal has one of the most storied histories in the 100 plus year existence of the Central Intercolle- giate Athletic Association (CIAA). He was a two-sport star at Johnson C. Smith University during his playing days and a coaching legend at Fayetteville State University (FSU). A 1958 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU),
where he was a four-year scholarship athlete in football and golf. McDougal played halfback and quar- terback on the Golden Bulls football team. As a member of JCSU golf squad, he was the individual winner of four golf tournaments. His success continued beyond his college career. After graduation, McDou- gal served the country in the United States Army. While stationed in Guam in 1955 he won three golf tournaments. He would sub- sequently earn a master’s in health and safety from Indi- ana University. He started his coaching career as a prep coach in South Carolina and Florida. He was a junior college mentor at Volusia County Community College and Bethune-Cookman Col- lege while in Daytona Beach, FL. At Bethune-Cookman, McDougal was the head basketball coach for five years and an assistant coach on the football field. In 1970 he became the head football coach for the FSU football team and the newly formed
golf program. He took a break from coaching golf and returned to the golf program in 1993 after 11 seasons as the head football coach and even one season as the interim men’s basket- ball coach. McDougal has led the FSU golf team to 16 conference titles and 6 PGA National Minority Division II golf titles He has coached 5 CIAA MVPs and All-Amer- icans, 8 CIAA Tournament Medalists, and 44 All-CIAA student-athletes. Under his guidance the FSU golf team has received 8 Sears Championship Trophies. McDougal and the Broncos participated in 7 NCAA Division II Super Regionals, finishing as high as third in 2007 and second in 2009. The second place finish at
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