Ray Beck

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date|1931|3|17|mf=y
Birthplace= Bowdon, GA
DateOfDeath=January 10 2007
Deathplace= Cedartown, Georgia
College=Georgia Tech
Position=Offensive guard
DraftedYear=1952
DraftedRound=2 / Pick 23
years=1952,1955-1957
teams=New York Giants
DatabaseFootball=BECKRAY01
CollegeHOF=50099

Ray Merril Beck (March 17 1931 - January 10 2007) was an American football player for the National Football League's New York Giants in 1952 and from 1955 to 1957.

Beck was born in Bowdon, Georgia and graduated from Cedartown High School. He played four years at Georgia Tech and had his best season his senior year in 1951, when the Yellow Jackets finished 11-0-1 including a 17-14 victory over Baylor in the Orange Bowl. He was named All-America by the Football Writers Association and the American Football Coaches Association, as well as Most Valuable Lineman in the Southeastern Conference. He missed the 1953-54 seasons due to military service during the Korean War. He later was president of a trucking company in the Atlanta area and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2725774 Former Ga. Tech, NY Giant player Beck dies at age 75]
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/news.php?id=1072 College Football Hall of Fame obituary]