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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
- Full name: Ray Didinger
- Born: September 18, 1946Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger
- Birth place: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger
- High School: St. James High SchoolBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger
- College: Temple UniversityBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia: Ray Didinger
- Degree: B.S. in communicationsThe Pennsylvania Center For The Book: Ray Didinger
Achievement and Awards
- Three time winner of the Philadelphia Press Association AwardPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
- Six time winner of the Keystone Press Association AwardPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
- Won the Pro Football Writers of America award for outstanding feature story in 1991Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
- Three time winner of the Associated Press award for column writingPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
- Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year: 1988, 1990-1993Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
- Four time Emmy Award winner as a writer and producer for NFL FilmsPhiladelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Ray Didinger
- 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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Ray Didinger on Amazon
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One Last Read: The Collected Works of the World's Slowest Sportswriter - $29.50
Ray Didinger is one of the best sportswriters Philadelphia has ever read. A sports journalist, first for the Bulletin and then for the Daily News, he never missed a deadline in over 25 years. But as he admits, there have...
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The Eagles Encyclopedia - $37.00
In the City of Brotherly Love, no team tugs at the hearts and weighs on the minds of fans more than the Philadelphia Eagles. But, much more than a local obsession, the Eagles are also one of football's most storied franchises. Amply illu...
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Football America: Celebrating Our National Passion - $39.95
Vivid black-and-white and full-color photographs accompany an entertaining celebration of America's most popular sport, capturing the joy of the game through the eyes of players of all ages, from every region of the United States. 75,...
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