Ray Berry
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | October 28, 1963 Lovington, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Cooper (Abilene, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Raymond Lenn Berry (born October 28, 1963) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played seven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings (1987–1992) and the Seattle Seahawks (1993).
Career[edit]
Ray played his high school football for the O.H. Cooper High School Cougars in Abilene, Texas and was named as a Parade Magazine High School All-American as a senior during the 1981–1982 school year. (See, Abilene Reporter News, May 12, 1982, page 2C)[citation needed]
At Baylor University, Ray was named as Sports Illustrated College Football Defensive Player of the Week for his role, including a game-saving interception near the end of the game, in Baylor's upset of #2 ranked University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round with the 44th overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft.[2]
In 2005, Ray was inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Honor[3] and was named as a Legend of Baylor Football in 2007.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Hersch, Hank (September 30, 1985). "THE WEEK". Sports Illustrated. p. 67. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame". Baylor Bears. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ "Two-Time All-SWC Performer Spent Six Years In NFL". Baylor Bears. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
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