Darrol Ray
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San Francisco, California, U.S.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | June 25, 1958 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Killeen (TX) | ||||||||
| College | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1980: 2nd round, 40th overall pick | ||||||||
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Darrol Anthony Ray (born June 25, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).
Ray spent his early years in Belgium, Germany, and France while his father served in the United States Army. After his father was discharged, the family moved to Texas, where Ray played quarterback at Killeen High School. He has said that he preferred to play soccer but that the atmosphere in the American South, especially Texas, was primed for football and so he kept it to himself.[1]
College career
After high school, Ray went to the University of Oklahoma, where he switched to defense and played safety. He was also the punter and handled kickoff duties. He ended his career as an Oklahoma Sooners football as a four-year letterman, two time 1st team All-Big Eight and 2nd team All-American. He played in the Hula, Senior, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls. He was also named to Oklahoma's All-Decade Team.[2]