Ray Mansfield

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Ray Mansfield
No. 77, 73, 56
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1941-01-21)January 21, 1941
Place of birth: Bakersfield, California
Date of death: November 3, 1996(1996-11-03) (aged 55)
Place of death: Grand Canyon, Arizona
Career information
College: Washington
NFL Draft: 1963 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18
Debuted in 1963
Last played in 1976
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1963) Pittsburgh Steelers (1964-1976)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (IX, X)

Burt James Ray Mansfield (January 21, 1941 – November 3, 1996), nicknamed "Ranger," was an American football center in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Mansfield grew up in Kennewick, Washington and attended Kennewick High School. He played college football at the University of Washington from 1960 to 1962. In 1961 he was a member of the Huskies team that won the Rose Bowl 17-7 against the University of Minnesota. In 1962 he participated in the East-West Shrine Game.^[1] He is a member of the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1] He was drafted in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Eagles and played for them for one season.

Mansfield moved to the Steelers in 1964, played left defensive tackle for his 1st two years with the Steelers and was their starting center beginning in the 1966 season through the 1976 season. ^[2]He was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl-winning teams in 1974 and 1975. In his last season as a Steeler, he kicked the extra point on the Steelers' final touchdown in a playoff game^[3]^[4] after Roy Gerela pulled a groin muscle.

Mansfield went on to a successful career as an insurance broker. He died from a heart attack in November 1996 while hiking in the Grand Canyon.^[5]

References

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MansRa20.htm

External links

v t e 1960 Washington Huskies football—Helms Athletic Foundation national champions

Chuck Allen Ben Davidson George Fleming Lee Folkins Bill Kinnune Ray Mansfield Charley Mitchell Don McKeta John Meyers Rod Scheyer Jim Skaggs Bob Schloredt Head coach: Jim Owens

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1963 NFL Draft selections

Ed Budde Ray Mansfield Louis Guy Dave Crossan Lee Roy Caffey Eugene Sykes Tom Woodeshick Dennis Ward Pete Liske Ralph Heck Roger Gill Joe Iacone Nate Ramsey George Heard Ron Goodwin Gordon Rush Rudy Mathews Mike Wasdovich Ben Rizzo [Kuharich]

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX Champions

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl X Champions

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Persondata
Name	Mansfield, Ray
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American football
Date of birth	January 21, 1941
Place of birth	Bakersfield, California
Date of death	November 3, 1996
Place of death	Grand Canyon, Arizona

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