Ray Kemp

Ray Kemp
Born:(1907-04-07)April 7, 1907
Cecil, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:March 26, 2002(2002-03-26) (aged 94)
Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Tackle
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
CollegeDuquesne
High schoolCecil High School
Career history
As coach
1932Duquesne (assistant)
1934Bluefield
1935–1942, 1944Lincoln
As player
1932J.P. Rooneys
1932Erie Pros
1933Pittsburgh Pirates

Raymond Howard Kemp (April 7, 1907 – March 26, 2002) was an American football player and a charter member of the Pittsburgh Pirates football team (now called the Pittsburgh Steelers). He was also the first African-American player in the team's history. In fact in 1933, he was the only African-American on the team and only one of two black players in the entire National Football League (NFL).