"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.
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Born | July 18, 1921 Springfield, Illinois | ||||||||
Died | August 25, 2009(2009-08-25) (aged 88) Springfield, Illinois | ||||||||
Other names | Rocket Ray Ramsey | ||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||
American football player
Football career | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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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]
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Year | Team | League | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1947–48 | Tri-Cities | NBL | 2 | - | - | .0 | 0.0 |
1948–49 | Baltimore | BAA | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | 1.0 |
Career | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | 0.5 | ||
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.
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