Jerry Gray
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Safety, Texas, to 1984

Jerry Gray

Born
Dec 16, 1962, in Lubbock, Texas

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Jerry Gray played safety at Texas (to 1984). He was a consensus All‑American in 1983 and 1984. The Los Angeles Rams took Gray in the first round, No. 21 overall in the 1985 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

At a glance

Best season
1984
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 21
Overall, 1985 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1983

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1986–⁠89) · First-team All-Pro: 1989 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1986, 1989)

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1986, 1989; Pro Football Writers first team 1989; NEA second team 1987–⁠88.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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