Ray Renfro

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Ray Renfro

Renfro with the Browns in 1961
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Position:	Flanker Halfback
Personal information
Born:	(1929-11-07)November 7, 1929 Whitesboro, Texas, U.S.
Died:	August 4, 1997(1997-08-04) (aged 67) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Leonard (Leonard, Texas)
College:	North Texas State (1949–1951)
NFL draft:	1952 / round: 4 / pick: 48
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland Browns (1952–1963)
As a coach:
Detroit Lions (1965) Running backs coach Washington Redskins (1966–1967) Wide receivers coach Dallas Cowboys (1968–1972) Quarterbacks & wide receivers coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player 2× NFL champion (1954, 1955) 3× Pro Bowl (1953, 1957, 1960) Cleveland Browns Legends North Texas Mean Green No. 33 retired As a coach Super Bowl champion (VI)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 281 Receiving yards: 5,508 Receiving touchdowns: 50 Rushing yards: 682 Rushing average: 5 Rushing touchdowns: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Austin Raymond Renfro (November 7, 1929 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional football flanker who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1963 for the Cleveland Browns. He also played as a halfback from 1952 to 1958. He played college football for the North Texas State Eagles.

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

He is the father of former NFL wide receiver Mike Renfro and brother of Dean Renfro.

He died at the age of 67 and was interred at the Greenwood Memorial Park cemetery along with Lon Evans.

• Ray Renfro at Find a Grave

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