Ray Strong
Raymond Strong
Born: May 7, 1956
Berkeley, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 184
College: UNLV
High School: St. Mary's (Albany, CA)
Career: 1978-1983
Drafted: 1978 in Round 10, #263 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Ray Strong played from 1978 to 1983 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and BC Lions. Strong ran for 336 yards in his career on 79 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 212 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 14 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL BC Lions | 34 | 173 | 5.1 | 21 | 2 |
| NFL | 45 | 163 | 3.6 | 21 | 3 | |
| CFL | 34 | 173 | 5.1 | 21 | 2 | |
| Totals | 79 | 336 | 4.3 | 21 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL BC Lions | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 33 | 0 |
| NFL | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 21 | 0 | |
| CFL | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 25 | 212 | 8.5 | 33 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 343 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 168 | 16.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL BC Lions | 7 | 187 | 26.7 | 58 | 0 |
| NFL | 28 | 561 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| CFL | 7 | 187 | 26.7 | 58 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 748 | 21.4 | 58 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1983 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL | BC Lions | 4 |
