Johnnie Gray
American football player (born 1953)
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Johnnie Lee Gray (born December 18, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | December 18, 1953 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lompoc (Lompoc, California) | ||||||||
| College | Cal State Fullerton | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975 (undrafted) | ||||||||
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Early life and career
Gray was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and graduated from Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California.[2] He played college football at Allan Hancock College and California State University, Fullerton.[3]
He was an undrafted rookie with the Green Bay Packers in the 1975 NFL season and played for the team for nine seasons. Gray was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1993.[4][5] After retiring as a player, Gray was a football analyst for a FOX affiliate. He is now a uniform inspector for the National Football League.[6] He co-hosts Pack Attack TV program on central Wisconsin's local ABC WAOW. Johnnie also works as an instructional aide at Syble Hopp School in De Pere, WI, a school that educates children with disabilities.