Ray Ramsey
Ray Ramsey | |||||||||||
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| Born | July 18, 1921 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | August 25, 2009 (aged 88) Springfield, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Other names | Rocket Ray Ramsey | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||
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American football career | |||||||||||
| No. 87 | |||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||||
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| College: | Bradley | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1947: 10th round, 82 (By the Chicago Cardinals)th pick | ||||||||||
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| High school | Lanphier (Springfield, Illinois) | ||||||||||
| College | Bradley (1941–1943, 1945–1947) | ||||||||||
| Position | Guard-Forward | ||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||
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| 1947–1948 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | ||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Baltimore Bullets | ||||||||||
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"Rocket" Raymond LeRoy Ramsey (July 18, 1921 – August 25, 2009) was an American multi-sport athlete. Following his college career at Bradley University, where he starred in basketball, football and track & field, he went on to play professionally in basketball and football. He was a defensive back for the Chicago Cardinals from 1950 to 1953 and remains the Cardinals all-time record holder for interception return yardage in a single season with 237 which he set in the 1953 season. He also played in the All-America Football Conference and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a forerunner of the Canadian Football League.
In addition, Ramsey had a brief professional basketball career, playing for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks in the National Basketball League and the Baltimore Bullets in the Basketball Association of America.