Ray Poole
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- For other uses, see Ray Poole (baseball).
File:Ray Poole - 1948 Bowman -4.jpg
Poole on a 1948 Bowman football card
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Date of birth | April 15, 1921 |
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Place of birth | Gloster, Mississippi |
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Place of death | Gloster, Mississippi |
Career information | |
Position(s) | End |
College | Mississippi North Carolina Army |
NFL draft | 1944 / Round: 13 / Pick 125 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947–1952 | New York Giants |
1953–1954 | Montreal Alouettes (CFL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 1 |
Career stats | |
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Ray Smith Poole (April 15, 1921 – April 2, 2008) was an American offensive and defensive end in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants from 1947 to 1952. Born in Gloster, Mississippi, he graduated from Crosby High School in Crosby, Mississippi, then attended the University of North Carolina before transferring to the University of Mississippi. He also played baseball and basketball at Ole Miss, where his brothers Barney and Buster also became star athletes. Ray Poole was selected by the Giants in the 13th round of the 1944 NFL Draft while he was serving three years in the Marines during World War II; he then returned to play at Ole Miss before joining the NFL. He was named to the all-NFL team in 1950. He later played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1953–54, and then became an assistant coach at Ole Miss under coach Johnny Vaught. Poole died of cancer at age 86.
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