David Ray (American football)

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David Ray
Personal information
Born: (1944-09-19) September 19, 1944 (age 79)
Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Phenix (AL) Central
College:Alabama
Position:Placekicker
NFL draft:1966 / Round: 16 / Pick: 243
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:178 / 110
Field goal %:61.8
Extra points:175 / 167
Player stats at NFL.com

David Eugene Ray, Jr. (born September 19, 1944) is an American former professional gridiron football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Alabama as a kicker and wide receiver. He was an All-American kicker in 1964.

Professional career

Ray was selected in the 16th round (243rd overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft. He then played for the Montreal Alouettes in 1968 where he made 11 of 18 field goal attempts.[1][2] Ray joined the Los Angeles Rams for the 1969 season and played for the team for six seasons where he connected on 110 field goals out of 178 attempts.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "David Ray". statscrew.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "cflapedia R". cflapedia.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Despite his love for game, former Ram David Ray fails to make cut in qualifying". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1995.