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Ray Hester
Date of birth	March 31, 1949
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of death	May 15, 1977 (aged 28)
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
US college	Tulane
High school	Holy Cross (LA)
NFL draft	1971 / round:
Career history
As player
1971–1973	New Orleans Saints
1974	The Hawaiians

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Ray Hester (March 31, 1949 – May 15, 1977) was a professional American football player who played linebacker for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1973, and The Hawaiians of the WFL in 1974.^[1]^[2] He was diagnosed with leukemia in 1975.^[3] He died from leukemia at the age of 28.^[3]

References

^ Ray Hester. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
^ "Ray Hester". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ray Hester Succumbs". The Sun. May 17, 1977. p. B-2. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

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[1] Ray Hester. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2012.

[2] "Ray Hester". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[succumbs-3] "Ray Hester Succumbs". The Sun. May 17, 1977. p. B-2. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

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-'''Ray Hester''' (March 31, 1949 – May 15, 1977) was a professional [[American football]] player who played [[linebacker]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]], and [[The Hawaiians (WFL)|The Hawaiians]] of the [[World Football League|WFL]]..<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HestRa20.htm Ray Hester]. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2012.</ref> He died from [[leukemia]] at the age of 28.
+'''Ray Hester''' (March 31, 1949 – May 15, 1977) was a professional [[American football]] player who played [[linebacker]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]] from 1971 to 1973, and [[The Hawaiians (WFL)|The Hawaiians]] of the [[World Football League|WFL]] in 1974.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HestRa20.htm Ray Hester]. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Hester|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-hesteray001|publisher=Stats Crew|accessdate=2022-09-14}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[leukemia]] in 1975.<ref name=succumbs/>  He died from leukemia at the age of 28.<ref name=succumbs>{{cite news|title=Ray Hester Succumbs|via=newspapers.com|accessdate=2022-09-14|date=May 17, 1977|newspaper=The Sun|page=B-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109564433/the-sun/}}</ref>
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