Ray Poole
Ray Smith Poole
Born: April 15, 1921
Gloster, MS USA
Deceased: April 2, 2008
Oxford, MS
Position: DE-E
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: North Carolina, Mississippi
High School: Natchez (MS)
Career: 1947-1954
Drafted: 1944 in Round 13, #125 overall by the New York Giants
Ray Poole played from 1947 to 1954 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and New York Giants. Poole caught 101 passes for 1,389 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 395 | 17.2 | 61 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 35 | 492 | 14.1 | 51 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 25 | 277 | 11.1 | 40 | 1 |
| 1953 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 225 | 12.5 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL | 83 | 1164 | 14.0 | 61 | 8 | |
| CFL | 18 | 225 | 12.5 | 38 | 2 | |
| Totals | 101 | 1389 | 13.8 | 61 | 10 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 34 | 30 | 88.2 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 45 | |
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 31 | 30 | 96.8 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 66 | |
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 27 | 26 | 96.3 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 56 | |
| 1953 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 71 | ||
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 40 | 37 | 92.5 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 3 | 58 |
| NFL | 92 | 86 | 93.5 | 44 | 27 | 61.4 | 0 | 167 | |
| CFL | 40 | 75 | 187.5 | 14 | 17 | 121.4 | 3 | 129 | |
| Totals | 132 | 161 | 122.0 | 58 | 44 | 75.9 | 3 | 296 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1948 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| 1949 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1950 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 45 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1952 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||
| 1953 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 81 | ||||||||
| 1954 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 58 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 223 | |
| CFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | |
| Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 161 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 364 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 12 |
| 1948 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 12 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 11 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1954 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 12 |
Honors
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
