Ed Gray | |
Birth Date: | 9 December 1934 |
Birth Place: | Odessa, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 220 |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Defensive end |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1957 |
Nfldraftedround: | 7 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 75 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Los Angeles Rams |
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Cflwestallstar: | , |
Ed Gray (December 9, 1934 – April 28, 1976) was an All-American and team captain of the 1956 University of Oklahoma football team who played for the Edmonton Eskimos as a defensive end in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1957 to 1962 and was an all-star player for two of those years.[1] [2]
In 1955 and 1956, Ed Gray played for Sooner teams that won national championships. In 1956, he was team captain and All-American for a team that went 10-1 and allowed only 89 points on defense.
As a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, Ed Gray played defensive end from 1957 to 1962. He played in only 8 games in his first year, but earned a regular spot the following year and from 1958 to 1961 played in all 16 games. Gray was named as a Western conference All-Star in 1959 and 1960. He ended his career in 1962 after playing in 13 games. In his career, he recovered 6 fumbles, 2 of them for touchdowns, and intercepted one pass.