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Ray Renfro

Austin Raymond Renfro

Position: HB-FL
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: November 7, 1929 in Whitesboro, TX
Died: August 4, 1997 in Fort Worth, TX
College: North Texas   (school history)
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 4th round (48th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 60 (1001st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 20, 2013 12:25AM
All-Time Rank: #839. Mike Johnson… #840. Tom Addison… #841. Herbert Scott… #842. RAY RENFRO… #843. Jack Del Rio… #844. Jim Osborne… #845. Johnnie Morton… 

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 AV
1952 23 CLE PR 26 11 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.7 10 26 0 11 2.6 2.4 0.9 34 0 4 1
1953* 24 CLE 26 12 39 722 18.5 4 70 3.3 60.2 60 352 4 58 5.9 29.3 5.0 1074 8 4 7
1954 25 CLE LH 26 7 13 228 17.5 1 64 1.9 32.6 29 151 0 35 5.2 21.6 4.1 379 1 0 7
1955 26 CLE LH 26 12 29 603 20.8 8 61 2.4 50.3 29 90 0 14 3.1 7.5 2.4 693 8 1 7
1956 27 CLE LH 26 12 17 325 19.1 4 46 1.4 27.1 4 24 0 10 6.0 2.0 0.3 349 4 0 4
1957* 28 CLE LH 26 12 21 589 28.0 6 65 1.8 49.1 2 22 0 16 11.0 1.8 0.2 611 6 0 9
1958 29 CLE RH 26 12 24 573 23.9 6 52 2.0 47.8 3 17 0 12 5.7 1.4 0.3 590 6 0 7
1959 30 CLE RH 26 12 30 528 17.6 6 70 2.5 44.0 528 6 0 7
1960* 31 CLE FL 26 12 24 378 15.8 4 66 2.0 31.5 378 4 0 7
1961 32 CLE FL 26 14 48 834 17.4 6 57 3.4 59.6 834 6 1 11
1962 33 CLE FL 26 14 31 638 20.6 4 65 2.2 45.6 638 4 0 8
1963 34 CLE 26 12 4 82 20.5 1 39 0.3 6.8 82 1 0 1
Career 142 281 5508 19.6 50 70 2.0 38.8 137 682 4 58 5.0 4.8 1.0 6190 54 10 76

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
1952 23 CLE PR 26 11 22 169 0 34 7.7 8 130 0 26 16.3 333
1953* 24 CLE 26 12 17 53 0 16 3.1 1127
1954 25 CLE LH 26 7 1 24 0 24 24.0 403
1955 26 CLE LH 26 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 696
Career 142 40 225 0 34 5.6 9 154 0 26 17.1 6569

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1953* 24 CLE 26 12 1 3 33.3 36 1 33.3 0 0.0 36 12.0 18.7 36.0 3.0 119.4
1954 25 CLE LH 26 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
1955 26 CLE LH 26 12 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 142 1 6 16.7 36 1 16.7 1 16.7 36 6.0 1.8 36.0 0.3 52.1 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

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
1952 23 CLE PR 26 11 0 4 2 0 0
1953* 24 CLE 26 12 0 4 1 0 0
1955 26 CLE LH 26 12 0 1 0 0 0
1961 32 CLE FL 26 14 0 1 0 0 0
Career 142 0 10 3 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953* 24 CLE 26 12 4 4 1 9 54
1954 25 CLE LH 26 7 1 1 6
1955 26 CLE LH 26 12 8 8 48
1956 27 CLE LH 26 12 4 4 24
1957* 28 CLE LH 26 12 6 6 36
1958 29 CLE RH 26 12 6 6 36
1959 30 CLE RH 26 12 6 6 36
1960* 31 CLE FL 26 12 4 4 24
1961 32 CLE FL 26 14 6 6 36
1962 33 CLE FL 26 14 4 4 24
1963 34 CLE 26 12 1 1 6
Career 142 4 50 1 55 330

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5 Al Carmichael, Matt Suhey, Michael Pittman, Leon Washington, Charley Tolar, Tony Lorick, L.G. Dupre, Bernie Casey, Dan Lewis, Howard Cassady
6 Michael Pittman, Ronnie Brown, Walter Abercrombie, Ronnie Harmon, James Stewart, Joe Arenas, R.C. Owens, Merril Hoge, Ray Mathews, Matt Suhey
7 Michael Pittman, Johnny Olszewski, Ray Mathews, James Stewart, Johnny Hector, Charlie Harraway, Billy Ray Barnes, Tom Rathman, Carl Garrett, William Floyd
8 Michael Pittman, Mike Alstott, Ray Mathews, Johnny Olszewski, Billy Ray Barnes, Johnny Hector, Charlie Harraway, Chester Taylor, James Stewart, Bernie Casey
9 Ray Mathews, Ronnie Harmon, Robert Newhouse, Alex Webster, Norm Bulaich, Larry Centers, Ed Podolak, Mike Alstott, Dick Bass, Billy Ray Barnes
10 Ronnie Harmon, Emerson Boozer, Alex Webster, Ray Mathews, Larry Centers, Mike Alstott, Michael Pittman, John David Crow, Ed Podolak, Robert Newhouse
11 Ronnie Harmon, Larry Centers, Emerson Boozer, John David Crow, Kevin Faulk, Alex Webster, Ray Mathews, John Henry Johnson*, Michael Pittman, Keith Byars
12 Ronnie Harmon, Larry Centers, Emerson Boozer, Kevin Faulk, John David Crow, Bill Brown, Alex Webster, Preston Pearson, John Henry Johnson*, Keith Byars
Career Ronnie Harmon, Emerson Boozer, Kevin Faulk, John David Crow, Larry Centers, Alex Webster, Ray Mathews, Michael Pittman, Eric Metcalf, John Henry Johnson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1953
1957
1960

Long Rush
1953 NFL 58 (5)

Receiving Yds
1953 NFL 722 (8)
1955 NFL 603 (9)
1957 NFL 589 (8)
Career 5508 (196)

Receiving TD
1955 NFL 8 (2)
1957 NFL 6 (3)
1958 NFL 6 (10)
1959 NFL 6 (5)
Career 50 (105)

Long Reception
1953 NFL 70 (10)

Yds/Reception
1953 NFL 18.5 (5)
1955 NFL 20.8 (1)
1958 NFL 23.9 (2)
1959 NFL 17.6 (8)
1961 NFL 17.4 (10)
1962 NFL 20.6 (3)
Career 19.6 (15)

Receiving Yds/Game
1953 NFL 60.2 (8)
1957 NFL 49.1 (10)

Touchdowns
1953 NFL 9 (4)
1955 NFL 8 (3)
1957 NFL 6 (9)
Career 55 (176)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1953 NFL 8 (6)
1955 NFL 8 (3)
1957 NFL 6 (9)
Career 54 (181)

Non-Offensive TDs
1953 NFL 1 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage
1953 NFL 1074 (2)

All-Purpose Yds
1953 NFL 1127 (8)

Yds/Touch
1953 NFL 9.7 (4)
Career 14.1 (126)

Punt Returns
1952 NFL 22 (6)
1953 NFL 17 (10)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19592nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News