Ray Donaldson

Raymond Canute Donaldson

Position: C
Height: 6-3 Weight: 311 lbs.

Born: May 18, 1958 in Rome, GA
College: Georgia (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 64 (844th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 7:25PM

All-Time Rank: #462. Ken Ellis… #463. Jay Novacek… #464. Anquan Boldin… #465. RAY DONALDSON… #466. Tom Nalen… #467. Brian Waters… #468. Gary Clark…

All-Time Rank: #462. Ken Ellis… #463. Jay Novacek… #464. Anquan Boldin… #465. RAY DONALDSON… #466. Tom Nalen… #467. Brian Waters… #468. Gary Clark…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1980	22	BAL		53	16	0															1
1981	23	BAL	C	53	16	16							0	0	1	0	0				6
1982	24	BAL	C	53	9	9							0	0	1	0	0				4
1983	25	BAL	C	53	16	16							0	1	0	0	0				5
1984	26	IND	C	53	16	16															5
1985	27	IND	C	53	16	16							0	0	1	0	0				6
1986*	28	IND	C	53	16	16							0	2	0	-4	0				7
1987*	29	IND	C	53	12	12															7
1988*	30	IND	C	53	16	16															9
1989*	31	IND	C	53	16	16							0	1	1	-22	0				7
1990	32	IND	C	53	16	16															6
1991	33	IND	c	53	3	3							0	0	1	0	0				1
1992	34	IND	C	53	16	16							0	1	0	-17	0				4
1993	35	SEA	C	53	16	16							0	1	0	-7	0				5
1994	36	SEA	C	53	16	16							0	2	0	-3	0				6
1995*	37	DAL	C	53	12	12															7
1996*	38	DAL	C	53	16	16							0	2	0	-3	0				7
Career					244	228							0	10	5	-56	0				93
13 yrs		IND-BAL			184	168							0	5	5	-43	0				68
2 yrs		DAL			28	28							0	2	0	-3	0				14
2 yrs		SEA			32	32							0	3	0	-10	0				11

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1988*	30	IND	C	53	16	16	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	0.1	-0.2								-3	0	0
Career					244	228	1	-3	-3.0	0	0	0.0	0.0								-3	0	10

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7	Emanuel Zanders, Dave Rimington, Jerry Ostroski, Brad Edelman, Don Mosebar, Kevin Shaffer, L.J. Shelton, Sonny Bishop, Frank Youso, Brandon Moore
8	Irv Goode, Billy Neighbors, Don Mosebar, Robert Pratt, Walt Rock, Milt Sunde, Joe Walter, Walt Suggs, Mike Sandusky, Nate Newton
9	Walt Suggs, David W. Williams, John Nisby, Walt Rock, Keith Dorney, R.C. Thielemann, Greg Larson, Robert Pratt, Irv Goode, Don Mosebar
10	R.C. Thielemann, Walt Suggs, Irv Goode, Dave Herman, Ephraim Salaam, Walt Rock, Greg Larson, Ed White, Robert Pratt, Bruce Bosley
11	Walt Rock, R.C. Thielemann, Greg Larson, Jeff Van Note, Bruce Bosley, Doug Wilkerson, Bob Reynolds, Dave Herman, Scott Gragg, John Gordy
12	Woody Peoples, Walt Rock, Ronnie Lee, Bobby Maples, R.C. Thielemann, Joe Walter, Scott Gragg, Bob Reynolds, Dave Herman, Dave Dalby
13	R.C. Thielemann, Woody Peoples, Ronnie Lee, Dave Dalby, Len Rohde, Bobby Maples, Walt Rock, Don Mosebar, Robert Pratt, Kevin Glover
14	Woody Peoples, Bob Young, Guy Morriss, Tom Rafferty, Tom Neville, Bobby Maples, Jumbo Elliott, Dave Dalby, R.C. Thielemann, Ronnie Lee
15	Tom Rafferty, Jack Rudnay, Tom Neville, Len Rohde, Bruce Bosley, Bob Young, Woody Peoples, Guy Morriss, Kevin Glover, Jumbo Elliott
16	Tom Rafferty, Bruce Bosley, Ernie McMillan, Jack Rudnay, Tom Neville, Len Rohde, Greg Larson, Randy Rasmussen, Doug C. Smith, Jumbo Elliott
17	Bruce Bosley, Tom Rafferty, Ernie McMillan, Randy Rasmussen, Jeff Van Note, Jack Rudnay, Jon Morris, Tim Irwin, Len Rohde, Max Montoya
Career	Bruce Bosley, Tom Rafferty, Ernie McMillan, Randy Rasmussen, Jack Rudnay, Jeff Van Note, Jon Morris, Tim Irwin, Len Rohde, Max Montoya

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1986 1987 1988 1989 1995 1996	Games Career 244 (43)	Games Started Career 228 (20)

Pro Bowls
1986
1987
1988
1989
1995
1996

Games
Career 244 (43)

Games Started
Career 228 (20)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1986	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1987	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1987	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1987	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1988	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1988	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1989	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1996	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI

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