Ray Renfro

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Ray Renfro

Renfro on a 1953 Bowman football card
No. 26
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1929-11-07)November 7, 1929 Whitesboro, Texas
Died:	August 4, 1997(1997-08-04) (aged 67) Fort Worth, Texas
Career information
College:	North Texas
NFL Draft:	1952 / Round: 4 / Pick: 48
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland Browns (1952–1963)
As a coach:
Washington Redskins (WR) (1966–1967) Dallas Cowboys (QB / WR) (1968–1972)
Career highlights and awards
As player 2× NFL champion (1954, 1955) 3× Pro Bowl (1953, 1957, 1960) Cleveland Browns Legends North Texas Mean Green No. 33 retired As coach Super Bowl champion (VI)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 281 Receiving yards: 5,508 Rushing att: 137 Rushing yards: 682 Touchdowns: 54
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Austin Raymond Renfro (November 7, 1929 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional football player. Renfro attended the University of North Texas and played in 12 NFL seasons from 1952–1963 for the Cleveland Browns. He is the father of former Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Mike Renfro. Ray died at the age of 67 and was interred at the Greenwood Memorial Park cemetery along with Lon Evans.

He also served as an NFL assistant coach in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1965, he coached running backs for the Detroit Lions. He then coached wide receivers for the Washington Redskins (1966–1967) and Dallas Cowboys (1968–1972). He helped win Super Bowl VI as the Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys.^[1]

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External links[]

• Ray Renfro at Find a Grave

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