Ray Berry HOF WR dead at 93

[Old Coot]

Ray Berry a HOF WR has passed away. Unitas to Berry was one of the premier NFL passing combinations in the late '50s and early '60s and a key reason that the Baltimore Colts won back-to-back NFL titles in 1959 and 1960.

 

He was a 20th round draft pick by the Colts. Ray had bad eyesight and a bad back, legs of uneven length and huge feet but by hard work he overcame all this to become HOF.

 

Later he became coach of the Patriots and took them to a SB where they ran into the buzzsaw that was the 1985 Bears with their shut-down 46 defense.

 

RIP Raymond.

[MiltonWaddams]

For a long time former NFL player, that’s a very long life to have lived. May we all have such good fortune. RIP Mr. Berry.

[13 Seconds to Mars]

7 minutes ago, Old Coot said:

Ray Berry a HOF WR has passed away. Unitas to Berry was one of the premier NFL passing combinations in the late '50s and early '60s and a key reason that the Baltimore Colts won back-to-back NFL titles in 1959 and 1960.

 

He was a 20th round draft pick by the Colts. Ray had bad eyesight and a bad back, legs of uneven length and huge feet but by hard work he overcame all this to become HOF.

 

Later he became coach of the Patriots and took them to a SB where they ran into the buzzsaw that was the 1985 Bears with their shut-down 46 defense.

 

RIP Raymond.

This wonderful generation are almost all gone. RIP

[colin]

you know what they say about hall of famers with huge feet, right?

 

 

RIP

[Ned Flanders]

The BALTIMORE Colts

[Sierra Foothills]

Berry was deservedly inducted into the Hall of Fame many years ago.

 

He had one leg that was slightly shorter than the other and due to the misalignment in his back and leg discrepancy, had to wear special customized shoes and padding inside one of his cleats to equalize his height.

 

He also suffered from poor vision and a chronic bad back—that he overcame through constant hard work and preparation.

 

Part of his practice regimen was spending an inordinate amount of time recovering fumbles... which says all you really need to understand the kind of player Raymond Berry was.

 

[Let's Go Buffalo]

My memories were of his Patriots team with Steve Grogan at quarterback....Granted I wasn't a Patriots fan, (I was more of a Steve Grogan fan, because he played at K-State back in college where I was close to at the time). I had a lot of respect for Coach Berry leading his team to the Super Bowl during that 1985 season. Thoughts and prayers for this entire family, and R.I.P. Mr. Berry!

[Mikie2times]

I loved the history of the game especially when I was younger and Berry was a very interesting player. He made the NFL's 75th anniversary all time team with Lance Alworth, Don Hutson, and Jerry Rice at WR. I'll always have a soft spot for the history of the game and the players that made it. RIP! 

[Shaw66]

Berry played at the very beginning of television era for pro football. There were no national network broadcasts during the regular season. Teams had local TV networks. In Buffalo, Channel 4 carried the Browns and Channel 2 carried the Giants. They played almost all their games in the eastern division; the Colts were in the western division, so people in Buffalo didn't get to see them often.

 

Championship games were televised nationally, so the first time I remember seeing Ray Berry was when the Colts won the championship in overtime against the GIants, the game often cited as the true beginning of the modern NFL era. Berry and Unitas were a revelation. They ran the two-minute drill flawlessy, and Berry worked the sideline like a master. Great discipline, great hands, great toe taps on the sideline. After Berry, receivers around the league began mastering all the little skills we take for granted now. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 hour ago, Old Coot said:

Ray Berry a HOF WR has passed away. Unitas to Berry was one of the premier NFL passing combinations in the late '50s and early '60s and a key reason that the Baltimore Colts won back-to-back NFL titles in 1959 and 1960.

 

He was a 20th round draft pick by the Colts. Ray had bad eyesight and a bad back, legs of uneven length and huge feet but by hard work he overcame all this to become HOF.

 

Later he became coach of the Patriots and took them to a SB where they ran into the buzzsaw that was the 1985 Bears with their shut-down 46 defense.

 

RIP Raymond.

RIP good sir

[Buffalo716]

RIP legend

[Buffalo716]

I know you can't really translate eras 

 

But I would love to see what a guy like Raymond berry could do with Josh 

 

They say he wasn't the biggest the strongest the fastest.. but he perhaps had the best IQ at wide receiver 

 

A wr savant that I feel would be perfect with a guy like Josh Allen.. because they would probably see the game the same way

[Bob in STL]

RIP to an HoF master and innovator back in the days of the split end.   

[Don Otreply]

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