Tubby Raymond Harold R . " Tubby " Raymond ( born November 14 , 1926 ) is a former American football and baseball player and coach . He served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware from 1966 to 2001 , compiling a record of 300 – 119 – 3 . Raymond was also the head baseball coach at the University of Maine from 1952 to 1953 and at Delaware from 1956 to 1964 , tallying a career college baseball mark of 164 – 72 – 3 . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003 . Playing career . Raymond , a native of Flint , Michigan , played quarterback and linebacker at the University of Michigan under Fritz Crisler . He also played baseball at Michigan and was the captain of the baseball team in 1949 . He played minor league baseball in 1950 with the Clarksdale Planters and in 1951 with the Flint Arrows . Coaching career . Raymond began his football coaching career in 1951 as an assistant at the University of Maine . He moved to Delaware in 1954 as a backfield coach under David M . Nelson , who had also played at Michigan . Raymond succeeded Nelson as head coach in 1966 . He retired after 36 seasons with a 300 – 119 – 3 record , three national titles ( 1971 , 1972 , 1979 ) , 14 Lambert Cup trophies , 23 post - season bids and four consecutive victories in the Boardwalk Bowl . After classifications were formed in the early 1970s , Delaware was a Division II program until elevating to Division I - AA in 1981 . At the time of his retirement , more than half of Blue Hens ' all - time victories in the 110 - year - old history of their program had been tallied under Raymond tenure . On March 5 , 2002 , K . C . Keeler , former Blue Hens linebacker and head football coach at Rowan University , succeeded Raymond at Delaware . 300th win . Going into the 2001 season , Raymond needed just four wins to reach the 300 mark . At the first game of the season , a banner hung above the stadium listing the numbers 297 , 298 , 299 and 300 . As each win was accomplished , the respective number was crossed off . Raymond ' s 300th win came during the last home game of the season on November 10 with a 10 – 6 victory against the Richmond Spiders . As the clock wound down in the game , the crowd began chanting " Tubby , Tubby " . Raymond made a short , humble speech and was carried off the field by his team as a construction worker climbed aboard a cherry - picker truck to cross off the final number on the poster . The following is an excerpt from Tubby Raymond ' s speech to the exalting Delaware faithful after his 300th victory : " I have to apologize for paraphrasing , but I feel a little bit like Lou Gehrig . I ' m the luckiest man on the face of the earth . First , I ' d like to thank the Delaware fans who have been here for so many years . I know there are things that happen that you don ' t like . There are things that happen that I don ' t like . But the thing that ' s there all the time is you . You ' re at every football game . You ' re excited about being here , and you truly made Delaware football something we can all be proud of . Thank you very much . " Delaware lost its final game of the season on the road against Villanova and , that winter , Raymond announced his retirement , ending his career at an even 300 wins . Awards and honors . In 1993 , the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inducted Raymond . On August 29 , 2002 , Tubby Raymond Field was dedicated in Raymond ' s honor at Delaware Stadium , which was opened in 1952 . Outside of football . Political activity . Raymond has become involved in Delaware politics . Because he is well known and well liked in Delaware , his endorsement is sought out by candidates . Raymond describes his political views as " just to the right of Genghis Khan . " Despite his conservative views , Raymond has long supported Democrat Jack Markell more out of loyalty than because of political views . As a boy , Markell grew up seven houses away from the Raymonds and the two have remained friends . When Markell ran for state treasurer , Raymond taped radio ads supporting him , a move that Markell claimed as one of his most effective campaign strategies . In 2007 , Markell named Raymond an honorary co - chair of his 2008 gubernatorial bid . Markell became the 73rd Governor of Delaware in January 2009 . Painting . Raymond is an accomplished painter . While coaching at Delaware , he began a tradition of painting a Blue Hen player each week of the season . Even after retiring from coaching , he continues to paint each senior Blue Hen player . Family . Raymond ' s son , Dave , was a punter on the Blue Hens and is best known as the original Phillie Phanatic ( 1978 – 1993 ) . Currently , David Raymond runs the Raymond Entertainment Group , which supervises the Mascot Hall of Fame .