Johnnie Gray

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Johnnie Gray
No. 24
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1953-12-18) December 18, 1953 (age 70)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
High school: Lompoc (Lompoc, California)
College: Cal State Fullerton
Undrafted: 1975
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:22
INT yards:332
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Johnnie Lee Gray (born December 18, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

Early life and career

Gray was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and graduated from Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California. [2] He played college football at Allan Hancock College and California State University, Fullerton. [3]

He was an undrafted rookie with the Green Bay Packers in the 1975 NFL season and played for the team for nine seasons. Gray was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1993. [4] [5] After retiring as a player, Gray was a football analyst for a FOX affiliate. He is now a uniform inspector for the National Football League. [6] He co-hosts Pack Attack TV program on central Wisconsin's local ABC WAOW. Johnnie also works as an instructional aide at Syble Hopp School in De Pere, WI, a school that educates children with disabilities.

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References

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  6. "The Enforcer". California State University Fullerton. Retrieved December 27, 2012.