![]() He was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Didinger covered the National Football League for THE PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN and THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS for more than 25 years. Didinger also co-wrote “The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies” with Philadelphia radio personality Glen Macnow in 2009. In 1990, Didinger wrote “The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America’s Greatest Game.” He co-authored “Football America: Celebrating Our National Passion” along with Don Shula in 1996 and co-wrote “The Eagles Encyclopedia” with Robert S. Ray spent four years doing sports radio for WRTI and served as the station’s Sports Director. His nickname was “Nauga”, after the animated character used in commercials for Naugahyde. in Communications from Temple University in 1968. ![]() ![]() RAY DIDINGER reflected on the Philadelphia Eagles’ hiring of the little-known, “non-football” guy to manage a professional NFL team…all that Jimmy wanted to do was give Philadelphia a “Winner” and he started that when he and Leonard Tose hired Dick Vermeil.īIO: Ray Didinger (born Septemin Philadelphia) is an American sportswriter, author, screenwriter, radio personality, and sports commentator, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Writer’s Honor Roll).īorn to Raymond and Marie Didinger, and raised in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Didinger graduated from St. ![]()
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