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Ray Abruzzese
Raymond Louis Abruzzese Jr.
Position: B
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194 lbs.
Born: October 27, 1937 in Philadelphia, PA
College: Alabama
Career AV: 18 (4678th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 23rd round (180th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 16th round (219th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1962 | 25 | BUF | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5.7 | 10 | 194 | 0 | 39 | 19.4 | 211 | 1 | |
| 1963 | 26 | BUF | LS | 46 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 152 | 0 | 32 | 8.9 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 25 | 19.7 | 270 | 5 |
| 1964 | 27 | BUF | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | NYJ | RS | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 6 | |||||
| 1966 | 29 | NYJ | LS | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 61 | 2 | 20 | 169 | 0 | 32 | 8.5 | 17 | 328 | 0 | 39 | 19.3 | 497 | 19 | ||||
| 3 yrs | BUF | 35 | 2 | 20 | 169 | 0 | 32 | 8.5 | 16 | 312 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 481 | 7 | |||
| 2 yrs | NYJ | 26 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1962 | 25 | BUF | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | 26 | BUF | LS | 46 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | NYJ | RS | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 29 | NYJ | LS | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Career | 61 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | BUF | 35 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | NYJ | 26 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||
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| 3 | Bob Wade, Eldridge Small, Bob Petrella, Ray Oldham, Van Malone, Charlie King, Dexter Jackson, Jeff Donaldson, Travis Curtis, Rodney Bellinger |
| 4 | Lamont Thompson, Aaron Martin, Nick Harper, Tom Franckhauser, Leomont Evans, Harry Colon, Bracy Walker, Jesse Thomas, Marquez Pope, Fred Glick |
| 5 | Lamont Thompson, Aaron Martin, Nick Harper, Brock Marion, Harry Colon, Hugo Hollas, Terry Hoage, Willie J. Williams, Nemiah Wilson, Oliver Davis |
| Career | Hugo Hollas, Lamont Thompson, Leroy Keyes, O.J. Atogwe, Aaron Martin, Brodney Pool, Derrick Hoskins, Al Campana, C.C. Brown, Donte Whitner |
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