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Ray Lewis

American football player (born 1975)

For other people named Ray Lewis, see Ray Lewis (disambiguation).

American football player

Lewis in 2015
Position:	Linebacker
Born:	(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 49) Bartow, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
High school:	Kathleen(Lakeland, Florida)
College:	Miami (FL) (1993–1995)
NFL draft:	1996 / round: 1 / pick: 26
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXV, XLVII) Super Bowl MVP (XXXV) 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2000, 2003) 7× First-team All-Pro (1999–2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009) 3× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2010) 13× Pro Bowl (1997–2001, 2003, 2004, 2006–2011) 3× NFL solo tackles leader (1997, 1999, 2001) 3× NFL combined tackles leader (1997, 1999, 2001) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor First-team All-American (1995) Third-team All-American (1994) NFL records
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Raymond Anthony Lewi

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Ray Lewis

Born as Ray Jenkins on May 15, 1975, in Bartow, Florida, his father was absent for almost all of his childhood. Disgusted by his father's inability to be there for his family, Ray decided to take the name of his mother's boyfriend, Lewis, as Ray entered high school.

As a young kid, Ray quickly became the man of the house in the replacement of his biological father. He was the older brother to four younger siblings, helping get his younger brother to daycare on time and he'd even help his sisters with their hair.

In high school, Lewis was a standout wrestler and football player. Many thought he was on the smaller side for the linebacker position, which was true, but Lewis overcame this stereotype with an unmatched work ethic and inability to give up.

He eventually earned a full scholarship to the University of Miami, at the time, one of the best programs in college football. He went on to break the school single-season tackle record twice. After his junior year, he was runner-up for the best linebacker in the nation, the Butkus Award. After the 1995 season, he ente

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Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis was born in Florida, in 1975. The oldest of five children, Lewis became a football star at Kathleen High School and was recruited to play at the University of Miami. In 1996, Lewis was a first-round pick of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. He led the team to a Super Bowl victory in 2000 and was named Defensive Player of the Year that same season. Lewis retired after leading the Ravens to another Super Bowl victory in 2013 and was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

In 1992, Lewis, armed with a full scholarship, enrolled at the University of Miami, at the time home to one of the country's best football programs. He quickly became a vital piece in a vaunted Hurricanes' defense, and went on to twice set the school single-season record for tackles. At the end of his junior year he was runner-up for the Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker. Following the 1995 season, Lewis declared for the NFL draft. In the spring of 1996, the Baltimore Ravens made him a first-round pick.

Outspoken and ferocious, Lewis spent his entire 17-year career with t