Ray Donaldson

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Ray Donaldson
No. 53
Position:
East Rome (Rome)
College:Georgia
NFL draft:1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:244
Games started:228
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ray Canute Donaldson (born May 18, 1958)

.

Early years

Donaldson attended

fullback and tight end. As a senior, he received High School All-American
and All‐State honors. His jersey has since been retired.

He accepted a football scholarship from the

guard
during his time in college.

As a senior, he was an

.

In 2006, he was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Baltimore Colts

Donaldson was selected by the

special teams
tackles.

In

special teams
tackles.

In 1983, he was named as a first alternate to the Pro Bowl, while helping the team lead the AFC with 2,695 rushing yards.

In

NFLPA strike, ending a streak of 91 consecutive starts. He received his first nomination as a Pro Bowl
starter. He also went to the playoffs for the only time in his career.

In

NFLPA
strike. They were also the first games in his career missed because of injury.

On February 18, 1993, he was released at the age of 35.[3] At his retirement, he was third in team history with 184 games played. He played with the Colts for 13 years and made the Pro Bowl 4 straight seasons from 1986 to 1989. At the time, he was tied for second-place all-time for years of service with the club, trailing only Johnny Unitas' 17 seasons.

Seattle Seahawks

On April 20,

offensive line that helped the team lead the AFC in rushing for the first time in franchise history with 2,015 yards.[4] In 1994, he helped Chris Warren rank first in the AFC
with 1,545 rushing yards.

Dallas Cowboys

Needing help at

NFL
record 25 rushing touchdowns and gain a club record 1,773 rushing yards.

In

.

Personal life

Donaldson currently resides in

NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
. During his high school football days at East Rome, he was teammates with future Pro Wrestling legend Arn Anderson[8]

References

  1. . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Former UGA Center Ray Donaldson Selected To Georgia Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Colts waive Donaldson". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Donaldson, Seahawks agree". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cowboys sign Donaldson to replace Stepnoski at center". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Donaldson given release by Cowboys". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Deion, Novacek Among Best Free-Agent Signings in Cowboys History". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. ^ The Arn Show Podcast on Westwood One - Episode 1 “Territory Days”

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