About Ray Oldham
Lived 1951 – 2005 (aged 54). Ray Oldham was an American american football player.
Donnie Ray Oldham (February 23, 1951 – July 23, 2005) was an American professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions.
Biography Oldham was born in Gallatin, Tennessee, and graduated from Gallatin High School in Gallatin. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Oldham was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the eighth round (189th overall) of the 1973 NFL draft. He played for ten seasons in the NFL.
He earned a Super Bowl ring in 1978 when he was part of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense.
In 1983 Oldham was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame at Middle Tennessee State University.
He died on July 23, 2005, in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, after suffering a heart attack while on a bike ride.
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Who was Ray Oldham?
American football player (1951-2005)
When was Ray Oldham born?
Ray Oldham was born on 23 February 1951 in Gallatin.
When did Ray Oldham die?
Ray Oldham died on 23 July 2005 in Chattanooga.
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Ray Oldham was an american football player.
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Ray Oldham was American.
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