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 / 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 | ||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||
"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]
- ^ Springfield Sports Hall of Famer Ramsey dies The State Journal-Register. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ray Ramsey in Bradley lineup saturday night". Democrat & Leader. January 21, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Orrin Stribley (November 14, 1946). "Coach Arboit works on ways and means to stop prize back of Bradley, "Rocket" Ramsey". Democrat & Leader. p. 22. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas Ward (August 17, 1947). "Peoria boasts of Fibber M'Gee and Ray Ramsey". Chicago Tribune. p. 39. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals Single Season Defensive Leaders". The Football Database. footballdb.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Rockets sign 'Rocket Ramsey'". Tampa Bay Times. April 22, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dodgers sign Ray Ramsey". Newsday. September 13, 1948. p. 33. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VanHooreweghe, Ray Ramsey to play for Hawks". The Dispatch. June 3, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Ray Ramsey, one of the greatest athletes to ever play for Bradley university [..] have signed contracts to play with the Quad-City Blackhawks professional basketball team next winter, it was learned today.
- ^ "Ray Ramsey". The Rock Island Argus. November 15, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ramsey to play with Hawks". Daily Dispatch. February 21, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bullets dicker with Ray Ramsey". The Baltimore Sun. December 7, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baltimore Bullets sign Ramsey, grid star". Democrat and Chronicle. December 11, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
