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Ray Renfro

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Ray Renfro
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Renfro on a 1953 Bowman football card
No. 26
Position:Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:(1929-11-07)November 7, 1929
Whitesboro, Texas
Died:August 4, 1997(1997-08-04) (aged 67)
Fort Worth, Texas
Career information
College:North Texas
NFL draft:1952 / Round: 4 / Pick: 48
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing att-yards:137-682
Receptions-yards:281-5508
Touchdowns:54

Austin Ray Renfro (November 7, 1929 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional football player. Renfro attended the University of North Texas and played in 12 NFL seasons from 1952–1963 for the Cleveland Browns. He is the father of former Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Mike Renfro. Ray died at the age of 67. He was interred at its cemetery Greenwood Memorial Park along with Lon Evans.

He also served as an NFL assistant coach in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1965, he coached running backs for the Detroit Lions. He then coached wide receivers for the Washington Redskins (1966–1967) and Dallas Cowboys (1968–1972). He helped win Super Bowl VI as the Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys.[1]

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