Ray Mansfield
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| Position: | Center | ||||
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| Date of birth: | January 21, 1941 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Bakersfield, California | ||||
| Date of death: | November 3, 1996 (aged 55) | ||||
| Place of death: | Grand Canyon, Arizona | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Kennewick (WA) | ||||
| College: | Washington | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1963 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18 | ||||
| AFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 5 / Pick: 37 | ||||
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| Games played: | 196 |
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| Games started: | 111 |
Burt James Ray Mansfield (January 21, 1941 – November 3, 1996), nicknamed "Ranger," was an American football player, a center in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Born in Bakersfield, California, Mansfield grew up in Kennewick, Washington, and graduated from Kennewick High School in 1959. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens. During his sophomore season in 1960, the Huskies won the Rose Bowl 17–7 over top-ranked Minnesota. After his senior season in 1962, he participated in the East-West Shrine Game. Mansfield is a member of the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.
Mansfield was the 18th overall selection in the 1963 NFL draft, taken by the Eagles in the second round, and played for them for one season. He was also selected in the AFL draft, in the fifth round by the Denver Broncos.
Mansfield moved to the Steelers in 1964 and played left defensive tackle for two years. He switched to offense and was their starting center for a decade, from 1966 until 1976, and was a key member of the Steelers' Super Bowl-winning teams of the 1974 and 1975 seasons. In his last season as a Steeler, he kicked the extra point on the Steelers' final touchdown in a playoff game at Baltimore, after Roy Gerela pulled a groin muscle. Mansfield was also a placekicker in college and for three college all-star teams.
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