Ray Renfro

Austin Raymond "The Rabbit" Renfro (November 7, 1929 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional football flanker who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1963 for the Cleveland Browns. He also played as a halfback from 1952 to 1958. He played college football for the North Texas State Eagles.

Coaching career Renfro served as an NFL assistant coach in the 1960s and 1970s. He coached running backs for the Detroit Lions in 1965. He then coached wide receivers for the Washington Redskins (1966–1967) and the Dallas Cowboys (1968–1972). He helped win Super Bowl VI as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for the Cowboys.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the NFL championship Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1952 CLE 11 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 1953 CLE 12 0 39 722 18.5 70 4 1954 CLE 7 7 13 228 17.5 64 1 1955 CLE 12 12 29 603 20.8 61 8 1956 CLE 12 12 17 325 19.1 46 4 1957 CLE 12 12 21 589 28.0 65 6 1958 CLE 12 12 24 573 23.9 52 6 1959 CLE 12 11 30 528 17.6 70 6 1960 CLE 12 9 24 378 15.8 66 4 1961 CLE 14 14 48 834 17.4 57 6 1962 CLE 14 14 31 638 20.6 65 4 1963 CLE 12 0 4 82 20.5 39 1 Career 142 103 281 5,508 19.6 70 50

Personal life Renfro is the father of former NFL wide receiver Mike Renfro and brother of Dean Renfro.

Death Renfro died at the age of 67 and was interred at the Greenwood Memorial Park cemetery along with Lon Evans.