Marcus Ray
Marcus Kenyon Ray (born August 14, 1976 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American football coach and former player. He played college football at the University of Michigan. Ray appeared on the December 1, 1997 cover of Sports Illustrated in an action shot from that season's Michigan – Ohio State football game with Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver, David Boston.[1] He started all 12 games at strong safety for the national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team and was a 1997 All-Big Ten Conference selection.[2][3] That season the team set the NCAA Division I FBS record for fewest yards allowed per completion (8.8, 100-149 comps.)[4] Ray was a second team 1997 College Football All-America Team selection by the Associated Press and Sporting News.[5] He was a Co-captain of the 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team, but he was suspended for five games by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for associating with a sports agent.[6] He appeared in 8 games for the 1999 Oakland Raiders.[7]
References
- ^ "Marcus Ray, Football, Michigan Wolverines - 12.01.97 - SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "1997 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Football Full Media Guide". CBS Interactive/Big Ten Conference. 2010-01-05. p. 76. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 28. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Marcus Ray". CMUChippewas.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Plus: College Football; Michigan Safety Out 2 More Games". The New York Times. 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Marcus Ray". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-07-29.