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) | ||||||||||
| Football career | |||||||||||
| No. 87 | |||||||||||
| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||||
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| College | Bradley | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1947: 10th round, 82 (By the Chicago Cardinals)th overall pick | ||||||||||
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| High school | Lanphier (Springfield, Illinois) | ||||||||||
| College | Bradley (1941–1943, 1945–1947) | ||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | ||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Baltimore Bullets | ||||||||||
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||
"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 and 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]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Pro basketball statistics
[edit | edit source]| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | ||||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||||
| APG | Assists per game | ||||
| PPG | Points per game | ||||
Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | League | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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| 1947–48 | Tri-Cities | NBL | 2 | - | - | .0 | 0.0 |
| 1948–49 | Baltimore | BAA | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | 0.5 | ||
References
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External links
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- Football statistics at The Football Database
- Profile at Basketball Reference
- Basketball statistics at StatsCrew.com
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- 1921 births
- 2009 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Accidental deaths from falls in the United States
- Accidental deaths in Illinois
- American football defensive backs
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Basketball players from Springfield, Illinois
- Bradley Braves football players
- Bradley Braves men's basketball players
- Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) players
- Burials at Camp Butler National Cemetery
- Chicago Hornets players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Chicago Rockets players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Players of American football from Springfield, Illinois
- American football defensive back, pre-1930 birth stubs