He had the opportunity to coach in the All-Star Series two times, and was the host coach/director for five All-Star Series that were held in Jasper. Twenty-three of his players went on to play college baseball, ten were recognized as All-State, and fifteen were nominated to the South All-Star team. Since the Big 8 Conference began in 1981 fifteen players were recognized as All-Conference, and Jasper was the conference champs in five of the seven years he coached in the conference.

He served the coaches association, IHSBCA, on many committees, as district representative, and as the president of the association during the 1981-82 season. At the national level he spent six years as the Chairman of the High School Division of the ABCA, the American Baseball Coaches Association, representing all the high schools in the nation.

Ray was instrumental in having the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame located in Jasper and is the current executive director of the Hall of Fame. In 1993 he began the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Classic and Memorabilia Auction, annual events to raise funds to operate the Hall of Fame.

Married to Janet for 39 years, as of 1999, they are the parents of one daughter Kim, and four sons Kelly, Jon, Todd, and Darren and grandparents to eight.