Ray Renfro
{{Short description|American football player (1929–1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{One source|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ray Renfro
| image = Ray renfro topps card cropped.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Renfro with the Browns in 1961
| number = 26
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|11|7}}
| birth_place = Whitesboro, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|08|4|1929|11|7}}
| death_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 190
| high_school = Leonard
(Leonard, Texas)
| college = North Texas State (1949–1951)
| draftyear = 1952
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 48
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1952|1963}})
| pastcoaching =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1965}})
Running backs coach - Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1966|1967}})
Wide receivers coach - Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1968|1972}})
Quarterbacks & wide receivers coach
| highlights = ; As a player
- 2× NFL champion (1954, 1955)
- 3× Pro Bowl (1953, 1957, 1960)
- Cleveland Browns Legends
- North Texas Mean Green No. 33 retired
; As a coach
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 281
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 5,508
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 50
| statlabel4 = Rushing yards
| statvalue4 = 682
| statlabel5 = Rushing average
| statvalue5 = 5
| statlabel6 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 4
| pfr = R/RenfRa00
}}
Austin Raymond "Ray" Renfro (November 7, 1929 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional football flanker who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1963 for the Cleveland Browns. He also played as a halfback from 1952 to 1958. He played college football for the North Texas State Eagles.
Coaching career
He also served as an assistant coach in the 1960s and 1970s. He coached running backs for the Detroit Lions in 1965. He then coached wide receivers for the Washington Redskins (1966–1967) and the Dallas Cowboys (1968–1972). He helped win Super Bowl VI as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for the Cowboys.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RenfRa00.htm |title=Ray Renfro |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=October 6, 2020}}
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Won the NFL championship |
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| Led the league |
Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
1952 | CLE
| 11 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8.0 || 8 || 0 | ||||||
1953 | CLE
| 12 || 0 || 39 || 722 || 18.5 || 70 || 4 | ||||||
1954 | style="background:#ffe6bd;"|CLE
| 7 || 7 || 13 || 228 || 17.5 || 64 || 1 | ||||||
1955 | style="background:#ffe6bd;"|CLE
| 12 || 12 || 29 || 603 || style="background:#cfecec;"|20.8 || 61 || 8 | ||||||
1956 | CLE
| 12 || 12 || 17 || 325 || 19.1 || 46 || 4 | ||||||
1957 | CLE
| 12 || 12 || 21 || 589 || 28.0 || 65 || 6 | ||||||
1958 | CLE
| 12 || 12 || 24 || 573 || 23.9 || 52 || 6 | ||||||
1959 | CLE
| 12 || 11 || 30 || 528 || 17.6 || 70 || 6 | ||||||
1960 | CLE
| 12 || 9 || 24 || 378 || 15.8 || 66 || 4 | ||||||
1961 | CLE
| 14 || 14 || 48 || 834 || 17.4 || 57 || 6 | ||||||
1962 | CLE
| 14 || 14 || 31 || 638 || 20.6 || 65 || 4 | ||||||
1963 | CLE
| 12 || 0 || 4 || 82 || 20.5 || 39 || 1 | ||||||
colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RenfRa00.htm Career] | 142 | 103 | 281 | 5,508 | 19.6 | 70 | 50 |
Personal life
He is the father of former NFL wide receiver Mike Renfro and brother of Dean Renfro.
Death
He died at the age of 67 and was interred at the Greenwood Memorial Park cemetery along with Lon Evans.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Portal|Biography}}
- {{Find a Grave|9614}}
{{1954 Cleveland Browns}}
{{1955 Cleveland Browns}}
{{Super Bowl VI}}
{{Cleveland Browns Legends}}
{{Browns1952DraftPicks}}
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Category:People from Whitesboro, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Grayson County, Texas
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:American football halfbacks
Category:North Texas Mean Green football players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:Detroit Lions coaches
Category:Washington Redskins coaches
Category:Dallas Cowboys coaches
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