Ray Poage
Raymond Coy Poage Jr.
Born: November 14, 1940
Plainview, TX USA
Deceased: September 23, 1997
Brazoria County, TX
Position: TE-SE-FL-WR
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 208
College: Texas
High School: Mirabeau B. Lamar (Houston, TX); Happy (TX)
Career: 1963-1971
Drafted: 1963 in Round 2, #11 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
Drafted: 1963 in Round 3, #31 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Ray Poage played from 1963 to 1971 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. Poage caught 145 passes for 2,309 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 354 | 23.6 | 67 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 37 | 479 | 12.9 | 42 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 612 | 19.7 | 63 | 5 |
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 24 | 380 | 15.8 | 65 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 18 | 236 | 13.1 | 29 | 4 |
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 36 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 145 | 2309 | 15.9 | 67 | 13 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 6 |
| 1964 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 0 |
