Ray Oldham

Donnie Ray Oldham (February 23, 1951 – July 23, 2005) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions.

Ray Oldham
Born:(1951-02-23)February 23, 1951
Gallatin, Tennessee, United States
Died:July 23, 2005(2005-07-23) (aged 54)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Career information
Position(s)Cornerback/Safety
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
CollegeMiddle Tennessee State
High schoolGallatin High School
NFL draft1973 / Round: 8 / Pick: 189
Drafted byBaltimore Colts
Career history
As player
1973–1978Baltimore Colts
1978Pittsburgh Steelers
1979New York Giants
1980–1982Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Interceptions14
INT Yards164
Games played125
Fumble recoveries6

Biography

Oldham was born in Gallatin, Tennessee and graduated from Gallatin High School in Gallatin.[1] He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Oldham was drafted by the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) in the 8th round (189th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.[2] He played for ten seasons in the NFL.[3]

He earned a Super Bowl ring in 1978 when he was part of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense.[4]

[5] In 1983 Oldham was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State University.[6]

He died on July 23, 2005 in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee after suffering a heart attack while on a bike ride.[7]

gollark: I was basically fine with the "not much supervision, you get set work" thing, but this is just stupid.
gollark: I mean, I was fine with working remotely. I could get more done, did not have to bother with (as much) busy-work, had a flexible schedule, sort of thing.
gollark: It seems like they just completely disregarded the benefits of asynchronous communication, and decided that they had to make it as much like normal in-person school as possible, even despite the detriment to... actually teaching things.
gollark: I got an email from them (not even to me directly, forwarded from my parents) and:- the removed week of the summer term is being added to the end- they seem to expect to reopen in a month or so?- half the lessons will apparently now involve "human interaction", implying video calls or something, which will be *really annoying*, instead of having them just set work- they're running a timetable?!- I'm expected to be up by 08:45⸘
gollark: (that's not the annoying bit, I'm still typing)

References
  1. "Ray Oldham". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. "Ray Oldham". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  3. "Ray Oldham". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  4. (AP). "Ray Oldham Dead at Age 54." wait.com. 25 July 2005. Retrieved on 6 February 2018.
  5. "Ray Oldham". The Official Website of Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  6. "Ray Oldham". The Official Website of Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  7. Crawlew, Stan. "Former NFL Player Ray Oldham Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack." The Chattanoogan. 25 July 2005. Retrieved on 15 January 2008.
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