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Ray Poole

Ray Smith Poole

Position: DE-E
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: April 15, 1921 in Gloster, MS
College: Mississippi, North Carolina

Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 13th round (125th overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.

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Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1947 26 NYG RE 12 12
1948 27 NYG RE 12 12
1949 28 NYG RE 12 11
1950* 29 NYG RE/RDE 82 12 0 11 5 45.5% 34 30 88.2% 17
1951 30 NYG RDE 82 11 0 16 12 75.0% 31 30 96.8% 10
1952 31 NYG RDE 82 12 0 17 10 58.8% 27 26 96.3% 8
Career 71 35 44 27 61.4% 92 86 93.5% 35

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
1947 26 NYG RE 12 12 23 395 17.2 4 61 1.9 32.9 395 4 0
1948 27 NYG RE 12 12 35 492 14.1 3 51 2.9 41.0 492 3 1
1949 28 NYG RE 12 11 25 277 11.1 1 40 2.1 23.1 277 1 1
Career 71 35 83 1164 14.0 8 61 1.2 16.4 1164 8 2

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
1947 26 NYG RE 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1948 27 NYG RE 12 12 1 2 0 1 1
1949 28 NYG RE 12 11 1 0 0 0
1950* 29 NYG RE/RDE 82 12 0 1 8 0 8 0 5 36 0
1951 30 NYG RDE 82 11 0 0 1 0 0
1952 31 NYG RDE 82 12 0 1 6 0 6 0 2 0 0
Career 71 35 3 14 0 8 2 11 36 1 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1949 28 NYG RE 12 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 280
1950* 29 NYG RE/RDE 82 12 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Career 71 35 2 15 0 12 7.5 1179

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1947 26 NYG RE 12 12 4 4 24
1948 27 NYG RE 12 12 3 1 4 1 26
1949 28 NYG RE 12 11 1 1 6
1950* 29 NYG RE/RDE 82 12 0 30 5 45
1951 30 NYG RDE 82 11 0 30 12 66
1952 31 NYG RDE 82 12 0 26 10 56
Career 71 35 8 1 9 86 27 1 223

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1950

Receptions

1948 NFL 35 (8)

Yds/Reception

1947 NFL 17.2 (6)

Non-Offensive TDs

1948 NFL 1 (10)

Extra Pt Made

1950 NFL 30 (7)
1951 NFL 30 (5)
1952 NFL 26 (9)
Career 86 (174)

Extra Pt Att

1950 NFL 34 (5)
1951 NFL 31 (6)
1952 NFL 27 (9)
Career 92 (170)

Total Field Goals Made

1950 NFL 5 (7)
1951 NFL 12 (2)
1952 NFL 10 (5)
Career 27 (190)

Field Goals Att

1950 NFL 11 (8)
1951 NFL 16 (5)
1952 NFL 17 (8)
Career 44 (195)

Field Goal %

1950 NFL 45.455% (6)
1951 NFL 75.000% (2)
1952 NFL 58.824% (2)

Fumbles Recovered

1950 NFL 5 (1)

Fumble Return Yds

1950 NFL 36 (7)

Fumble Return TD

1948 NFL 1 (3)

Safeties

1948 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 1 (69)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1950NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL