Ray Poole

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Ray Poole
Positions:
WR , DE , K 		Jersey number (s):
82
born on April 15, 1921 in Gloster, Mississippi, USA
died on April 2, 2008, ibid
Career information
Active : 1947 - 1954
NFL Draft : 1944 / Round: 13 / Pick: 125
College : University of North Carolina , University of Mississippi
Teams

NFL

CFL

Career statistics
Games (NFL)     71
as a starter     35
Touchdown     9
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Ray Smith Poole (born April 15, 1921 in Gloster , Mississippi , † April 2, 2008 there ) was an American American football player and coach . He played as end and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes .

youth

Ray Poole's father, Willie Poole, was a farmer and died when Ray was three years old. From then on, Ray was raised by his mother Emily alone. He had three brothers. His older brother Jim and younger brother Barney , as well as his cousin Ollie Poole and his nephew Paige Cothren , became professional football players like him.

Player career

College career

Ray Poole studied from 1941 first at the University of Mississippi , where he played football , baseball and basketball . From 1943 he served in the US Marines , but was initially able to continue his studies at the University of North Carolina , where he was also active as a football player as part of a training program for the US military . That year he was also elected All-American and the selection team of the Southern Conference . After that year he served as a soldier for 18 months in the Pacific War and also came into combat. He was discharged from the military as a lieutenant after the war and continued his studies in Mississippi in 1946 and 1947, where he again played football, baseball and basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels and served as team captain on the football team . Once again he was elected to the league as a football player. Poole signed a professional contract with the Chicago Cubs from Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1947 . However, he was never used as a professional baseball player.

Professional career

As early as 1944, the New York Giants had secured the services of Ray Poole. They drew him in the NFL Draft in the 13th round in 125th place. Poole began his career under coach Steve Owen in 1947. In the first three years of play he played as end and defensive end , from 1950 he was also used as a kicker . Poole was able to move into the play-offs with the Giants that year , but where they failed because of the Cleveland Browns . After the 1952 season, Poole moved to the CFL. In 1954 he was able to move into the Gray Cup with the Montreal Alouettes . The game was lost against the Edmonton Eskimos with 26:25. Poole ended his career after the game.

Coaching career

Immediately after his playing career, Ray Poole became an assistant coach at his old college, where his brother Jim was already working in a corresponding position. In 1959, 1960 and 1962 he won the national college football championship with the Rebels. In 1974 he left the Ole Miss Rebels and trained from 1979 to 1983 the team of the Northwest Junior College. In 1984 and 1985 he worked there as a sports director. Ray Poole died of cancer and is buried in Oxford Memorial Cemetery in Oxford, Mississippi.

Honors

Ray Poole played in the Pro Bowl once and was voted All-Pro three times . He is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and his college hall of fame. A street on the University of Mississippi campus is named after members of the Poole family who studied there.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annual statistics of the New York Giants 1950
  2. ^ Statistics play-off game 1950 Cleveland Browns versus New York Giants
  3. ↑ Ray Poole's grave

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personal data
SURNAME Poole, Ray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poole, Ray Smith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Gloster , Mississippi , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 2008
Place of death Gloster , Mississippi , United States