Ray Combs (April 3, 1956 - June 2, 1996) is my favorite Family Feud host. Even though he only hosted the show for six years (July 4, 1988 - May 27, 1994) on CBS and in syndication, he is the one that I remember from my youth and I think he was the best at balancing the serious aspect of the game along with the comedy/humor. Ray deserved more than six years on Family Feud. His suicide was one of the saddest things I remember and had he not gone down that horrible path, I think he would have been the perfect choice to succeed Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right in 2007 upon Barker's retirement.