Ducky Pond
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1902 Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1982 (aged 80) Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Yale |
| Baseball | |
| 1923–1925 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1940 | Yale |
| 1941 | Bates |
| 1943 | Willow Grove NAS |
| 1944 | Georgia Pre-Flight |
| 1946–1951 | Bates |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–60–3 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-American (1924) | |
Raymond W. "Ducky" Pond (February 17, 1902 – August 23, 1982) was an American college football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Yale University from 1934 to 1940, and at Bates College in 1941 and from 1946 to 1951. Pond's record at Yale was 30–25–2 record, including a 4–3 mark in Harvard–Yale football rivalry. He mentored two of the first three winners of the Heisman Trophy, Larry Kelley and Clint Frank. At Bates, Pond led the undefeated and untied 1946 Bobcats squad to the inaugural Glass Bowl.
Pond was a public relations executive after his career in athletics.