Ray Hall (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ray Hall

| image =

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| position = Defensive tackle

| number = 97

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|2}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 294

| high_school = O'Dea (WA)

| college = Washington State

| undraftedyear = 1994

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1994}})*
• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 12

| pfr = HallRa21

}}

Hayward Ray Hall (born March 2, 1971{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/rayhall/profile?id=HAL330525|title=Ray Hall|website=NFL.com|language=en|access-date=July 27, 2019}}) is a former American football defensive tackle. Hall played college football at Washington State, and was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars inaugural season roster in 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/jax/1995_roster.htm|title=1995 Jacksonville Jaguars Starters, Roster, & Players|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=July 27, 2019}} During the season, he appeared in 12 games for the Jaguars, but recorded no statistics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HallRa21.htm|title=Ray Hall Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=July 27, 2019}}

Starred in football and basketball at Seattle's O’Dea High School and was inducted into the school's athletics Wall of Honor in 2008. Hall accepted a football scholarship at Washington State University where he helped guide the Cougars to a 1992 Cooper Bowl win and earned 1993 All-Pac-10 honors under WSU defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.odea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2008-Inductees.pdf|title=O'Dea High School Wall of Honor inductees 2008|website=odea.org|language=en|access-date=October 14, 2008}}