• Ray Didinger is the senior producer of NFL Films. In addition, he is an analyst for Eagles Game Day Live on Comcast Sports Net. He also hosts a radio show on 610 WIP in Philadelphia. Didinger was a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News from 1980 to 1996.Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Ray Didinger
  2. Born: September 18, 1946Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger
  3. Birth place: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger
  4. High School: St. James High SchoolBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger
  5. College: Temple UniversityBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger
  6. Degree: B.S. in communicationsThe Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger

• Achievement and Awards

  1. Three time winner of the Philadelphia Press Association AwardPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  2. Six time winner of the Keystone Press Association AwardPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  3. Won the Pro Football Writers of America award for outstanding feature story in 1991Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  4. Three time winner of the Associated Press award for column writingPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  5. Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year: 1988, 1990-1993Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  6. Four time Emmy Award winner as a writer and producer for NFL FilmsPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  7. Enshrined at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger

• Notable Works

  • 2005: The Eagles EncyclopediaThe Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger
  • 2001: Winning is Living and Losing is Dying: The George Allen StoryPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  • 2000: Dick Vermeil: A Coach for All SeasonsPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
  • 1995: Football America: Celebrating Our National PassionThe Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger
  • 1995: Game Plans for Success: Winning Strategies for Business and Life...The Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger

• Quotes

  "The Eagles are a clueless, shapeless mess at the moment." - November 18, 2008Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia: Didinger: A View From the Hall, Week 11 (November 8, 2008)

  "I don't believe in moral victories. This is pro football, not high school." - September 17, 2008Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia: Didinger: A View From the Hall, Week 2 (Nov. 17, 2008)

  "The basic touchstones of good journalism will never change: knowing your subject, knowing how to ask the right question and seek out the right information, and knowing how to present it fairly and accurately." - September 19, 2007Philadelphia Weekly: Interview: Game of Life (September 19, 2007)

  "With the drug suspensions, the no-shows, and the general mediocrity of play, this was a 16-week mess we were only too happy to bundle up and leave on the curb morning." - December 26, 1983Google News: The Evening Independent: There Were A Few Bright Spots... (December 26, 1983)

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