John Ray Webster | |
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 Webster in 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1942 Stoneville, Rockingham County North Carolina, United States |
| Parent(s) | James Jefferson Webster (father) Nannie Hurt Strong (mother) |
| Relatives | Jeff Webster (nephew) Beth Mitchell (grandniece) |
| Education | Stoneville High School |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University Oklahoma State University–Stillwater |
| Occupation | checkers player, military officer, veterinarian, farmer, musician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank |  Captain |
John Ray Webster (born March 31, 1942) is an American competitive checkers player, veterinarian, farmer, retired military officer, and musician. A national checkers champion and grandmaster, Webster won the United States Blitz GAYP title at the American Checker Federation National Championship in 2011. He has won the North Carolina Checkers Championship eleven times and represented the United States, as a member of the United States International Checkers Team, in the World Checkers/Draughts Championship in England in 1989 and Las Vegas in 2005. In 2011 he represented the United States at the World Qualifier Checkers Tournament in Italy.