Ray Ramsey American football player
"Rocket" Raymond LeRoy Ramsey (July 18, 1921 - August 25, 2009) was a professional American football player who played defensive back for the Chicago Cardinals (1950–1953). He remains the Cardinals all-time record holder for interception return yardage in a single season with 237 which he set in the 1953 season. He also played in the All-America Football Conference and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a forerunner of the Canadian Football League.In addition, Ramsey had a brief professional basketball career, playing two games for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1948-49 BAA season.Ramsey was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1991. He was admitted to a nursing home in June 2009, where four days after admission he slipped and broke his hip. His condition worsened until he died at St. John’s Hospital on August 25, 2009.
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American football player
| Career start | 1947 |
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| Career end | 1956 |
| Draft pick | 82 (By the Chicago Cardinals) |
| Draft round | 10 |
| Draft year | 1947 |
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