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 / Round: 10 / Pick: 82 (By the Chicago Cardinals) | ||||||||
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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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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||
"Rocket" Raymond LeRoy Ramsey (July 18, 1921 – August 25, 2009)[1] was an American multi-sport athlete. Following his college career at Bradley University, where he starred in basketball, football and track & field,[2][3][4] 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.[5] He also played in the All-America Football Conference[6][7] 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[8][9][10] and the Baltimore Bullets in the Basketball Association of America.[11][12]
