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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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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 and 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.