Joe Gray (American football)

Joe Gray
Oregon State Beavers
PositionBack
Personal information
Born:(1915-11-08)November 8, 1915
Aurora, Oregon, U.S.
Died:May 11, 1999(1999-05-11) (aged 83)
Marion, Oregon, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career history
CollegeOregon State (1934–1937)
High schoolRoosevelt (OR)
Career highlights and awards

Joseph Arlo Gray (November 8, 1915 – May 11, 1999)[1] was an American football back. He attended Roosevelt High School in Oregon, where he was a two-time first-team All-Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) selection, and enrolled at Oregon State University in 1934. Nicknamed "the Gray Ghost", he played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was a first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) performer and second-team All-American. He was selected in the first round (10th overall) of the 1938 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, but never played professionally.

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (subscription required). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.