Darrol Ray
1980 · Round 2 · Pick 40 · DB · New York Jets
Darrol Ray was born in San Francisco and spent his early years in Belgium, Germany and France, where his father served in the Army. He played quarterback at Killeen High School in Texas. At Oklahoma he moved to safety and also punted and kicked off. He was first-team All-Big Eight in 1978 and 1979, a second-team All-American, and was named to OU's All-Decade Team. The New York Jets drafted him in the second round, 40th overall, in 1980, and he made the PFWA All-Rookie Team. He played five seasons for the Jets and finished with 21 interceptions. Tidbit: in a playoff win over Cincinnati after the 1982 season, he returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown, an NFL playoff record at the time. The Oklahoman wrote on September 9, 1982: "Darrol Ray couldn't punt in the 1979 Texas game and Keeling averaged 44 yards on six efforts."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrol_Ray | https://grokipedia.com/page/Darrol_Ray | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RayxDa20.htm | The Oklahoman, 1982-09-09, "Keeling hopes tip from pro will help end woes" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman)