Ray Coates
Personal information | |
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Born: | (1924-05-08)May 8, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died: | July 3, 2013(2013-07-03) (aged 89) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Jesuit (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
College: | LSU |
Position: | Halfback |
NFL draft: | 1948 / round: 8 / pick: 57 |
Career history | |
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Player stats at PFR | |
Rayford Jerald Coates (May 8, 1924 – July 3, 2013) was a professional American football player. He played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback for the New York Giants. He attended Louisiana State University, where he played college football for the LSU Tigers football team.[1] He was MVP of the 1947 Cotton Bowl. He was also a member of LSU's 1946 SEC championship baseball team. For five decades he held the LSU record for longest punt, at 76-yards against Rice in 1944.[2]
He scored four touchdowns in his professional career: three rushing in 1948 and one receiving in 1949.[3] He also threw a touchdown pass in 1948, and recorded an interception and four fumble recoveries on defense in 1949.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ray Coates NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "1947 Cotton Bowl MVP Coates Dies, 89 - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". www.lsusports.net. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Ray Coates Career Touchdown Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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