Raymond Chester
Raymond Thomas Chester
Born: June 28, 1948
Cambridge, MD USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 232
College: Morgan St.
High School: Frederick Douglass (Baltimore, MD)
Career: 1970-1983
Drafted: 1970 in Round 1, #24 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Raymond Chester played from 1970 to 1983 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Invaders and Oakland Raiders. Chester caught 432 passes for 5,964 yards and 53 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | |
| USFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 42 | 556 | 13.2 | 43 | 7 |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 28 | 442 | 15.8 | 67 | 7 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 34 | 576 | 16.9 | 68 | 8 |
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 18 | 181 | 10.1 | 40 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 37 | 461 | 12.5 | 45 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 38 | 457 | 12.0 | 32 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 24 | 467 | 19.5 | 40 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 31 | 556 | 17.9 | 78 | 3 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 27 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 58 | 712 | 12.3 | 39 | 8 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 28 | 366 | 13.1 | 47 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 15 | 1 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 68 | 951 | 14.0 | 57 | 5 |
| NFL | 364 | 5013 | 13.8 | 78 | 48 | |
| USFL | 68 | 951 | 14.0 | 57 | 5 | |
| Totals | 432 | 5964 | 13.8 | 78 | 53 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | |
| USFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1971 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 10 |
| 1973 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
| 1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 10 |
| 1981 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 5 |
| 1983 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 18 |
Awards
1983 - USFL Man of the Year
Honors
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - USFL USFL (All-USFL)
1983 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
