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August 26, 2012

By The Numbers: Ricky Ray

ARGONAUTS.CA STAFF

TORONTO-

2 – With 2 Grey Cup Championships under his belt, Ricky Ray hopes to bring a 3rd to the Argonauts.

3 – Behind only Anthony Calvillo and Henry Burris, Ray is 3rd in the CFL in Passing Yards in 2012.

5 – Ray won 5 Eskimos’ Most Outstanding Player Awards.

7 – In only 7 Games with the Fresno Frenzy of the Arena Football League, Ray threw 25 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions totaling for 1,296 yards.

10 – In 2007, Ray threw only 10 interceptions in 13 games with the Eskimos.  Despite a season-ending shoulder injury, Ray managed to win the Eskimos’ Most Outstanding Player Award that year.

19 – At the bright, young age of 19, Ray saw himself become a first-team All-American and state player of the year while at Shasta College in Redding, California.

20 – Ray’s longest streak for consecutive passes in a game, placing second all-time in the CFL with 20.

24 – In 2011, Ray threw 24 passing touchdowns.  In that year, the Argonauts had thrown 17 passing touchdowns combined from three different quarterbacks.

52 – Last week against Calgary, Ray’s longest pass was for 52 yards, 2 more yards than Calgary quarterback Kevin Glenn

66.8 – Career completion percentage in the CFL ranking second all-time – higher than that of Anthony Calvillo, Henry Burris, Travis Lulay, and Kevin Glenn.

479 – In 2005 with Edmonton, Ray threw his career best 479 completed passes, putting him in 1st place in CFL history. This year he is on pace for 440 completed passes.

715 – Also in 2005, Ray threw 715 passes, which ties him with Kent Austin for 3rd most pass attempts in CFL history.

1,087 – Ray is 1,087 yards away from passing Henry Burris on the all time passing list, which would put him in 6th place.

1,176 – Ray is 1,176 yards away from passing Matt Dunigan for 5th on the all-time passing yards list.