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Ray Suess

1903 – 1970

American football player

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Lived 1903 – 1970 (aged 67). Ray Suess was an American american football player.

Raymond R. Suess Jr. (August 8, 1903 – August 11, 1970) was an American football player.

Suess was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1903 in Minnesota. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard, tackle, and end for Ernie Nevers' Duluth Eskimos during the 1926 and 1927 seasons. He appeared in a total of 16 NFL games, 13 as a starter.

Suess moved to Midway City, California, in the 1930s. He worked as a fire fighter from 1937 to 1968. During World War II, he was the fire chief at the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station, the U.S. Naval Hospital, Long Beach (which was destroyed in a major fire), and at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. He received a commendation for his work in rescuing the crew from a burning transport aircraft on February 14, 1944. After the war, he joined the Orange County Fire Department, serving for a time as the county's chief arson investigator. He eventually became Midway City's fire chief.

Suess died in 1970 at age 67 in Santa Ana, California.

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Who was Ray Suess?

American football player

When was Ray Suess born?

Ray Suess was born on 8 August 1903 in Saint Paul.

When did Ray Suess die?

Ray Suess died on 11 August 1970.

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Ray Suess was an american football player.

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Ray Suess was American.

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· Wikipedia: Ray Suess

· Wikidata: Q100877979

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