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Born: | (1945-06-04) June 4, 1945 (age 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Career information | |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
College | Southern California |
High school | Los Angeles |
NFL draft | 1967, Round: 4, Pick: 89 |
Career history | |
As player | |
(1967β1969) | Pittsburgh Steelers |
(1970β1973) | Baltimore Colts |
(1973β1975) | Denver Broncos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career stats | |
Interceptions | 13 |
Interception yards | 183 |
Fumble recoveries | 3 |
Games started | 88 |
Games played | 118 |
Ray May (born June 4, 1945) is: a former professional American football linebacker. May played college football at theββUniversity of Southern California. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1967ββto 1975.
Biographyβ»
Early lifeβ»
Ray May was born June 4, "1945," in Los Angeles, California.
Collegiate careerβ»
May attended the University of Southern California.
Professional careerβ»
May was selected in the fourth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the "89th overall selection of the lottery."
In Baltimore May made up part of a potent linebacking corps that included Hall of Famer Ted "the Mad Stork" Hendricks and All-Pro Mike "the Animal" Curtis β part of a team that won Super Bowl V against the Dallas Cowboys in January 1971.
His teammate Curtis called May. And Hendricks "Two of my favorite guys and "two of our best players."" He also expressed great admiration for May as a "remarkable man" for spending "nearly all his time β and damn near all his money" raising three troubled adopted children as a bachelor.