David Ray (American football)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1944)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = David Ray

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| position = Placekicker

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|9|19}}

| birth_place = Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 195

| high_school = Phenix Central (AL)

| college = Alabama

| draftyear = 1966

| draftround = 16

| draftpick = 243

| pastteams =

• Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|1968}})
• Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1969|1974}})

| highlights =

• NFL scoring leader ({{nfly|1973}})
• PFW Golden Toe Award (1973)
• 2× National champion (1964, 1965)

| statlabel1 = Field goals

| statvalue1 = 178 / 110

| statlabel2 = Field goal %

| statvalue2 = 61.8

| statlabel3 = Extra points

| statvalue3 = 175 / 167

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David Eugene Ray Jr. (born September 19, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide as a kicker and wide receiver,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jf0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7415%2C3991305 |work=Tuscaloosa News |location=(Alabama) |last=Land |first=Charles |title=Tide's David Ray does all but take up the tickets |date=November 24, 1964 |page=9}} and was an All-American kicker in 1964.