Jimmy Raye

Football
Inducted: 2025

  • Standout career at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina
  • One of the first Black quarterbacks to start at the NCAA Division I level (Michigan State)
  • Threw for 1,733 yards, 15 touchdowns and 18 interceptions and rushed for 926 yards and nine touchdowns
  • Played on Big Ten and national championship teams in 1965 and 1966
  • Coached in the NFL for 37 years with 10 different teams, serving as offensive coordinator for 13 seasons