Ray Renfro
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 Renfro with the Browns in 1961 | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Flanker, halfback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 7, 1929 Whitesboro, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 4, 1997 (aged 67) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Leonard (Leonard, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | North Texas State (1949–1951) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1952: 4th round, 48th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Austin Raymond "The Rabbit" 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
[edit]Renfro served as an NFL 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.[1]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Won the NFL championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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 | CLE | 7 | 7 | 13 | 228 | 17.5 | 64 | 1 |
| 1955 | CLE | 12 | 12 | 29 | 603 | 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 |
| Career | 142 | 103 | 281 | 5,508 | 19.6 | 70 | 50 | |
Personal life
[edit]Renfro is the father of former NFL wide receiver Mike Renfro and brother of Dean Renfro.
Death
[edit]Renfro died at the age of 67 and was interred at the Greenwood Memorial Park cemetery along with Lon Evans.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ray Renfro". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
External links
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- 1929 births
- 1997 deaths
- People from Whitesboro, Texas
- Players of American football from Grayson County, Texas
- American football wide receivers
- American football halfbacks
- North Texas Mean Green football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Detroit Lions coaches
- Washington Redskins coaches
- Dallas Cowboys coaches
- American football wide receiver, pre-1940 birth stubs