| File:Jimmy Raye II at 49ers training camp 2010-08-09 3.JPG | |
| Raye at 49ers training camp in August 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 26, 1946 |
| Place of birth | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| College | Michigan State |
| NFL Draft | 1968 / Round 16 / Pick 431 |
| Stats | |
| Playing stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Playing stats | NFL.com |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1968 1969 |
Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1971–1975 1976 1977 1978– 1979 1980– 1982 1983– 1984 1985– 1986 1987– 1989 1990 1991 1992– 2000 2001 2002– 2003 2004– 2005 2006– 2008 2009- 2010 (partial) |
Michigan State Wyoming San Francisco 49ers (Wide receivers coach) Detroit Lions (Running backs coach) Atlanta Falcons (Wide receivers coach) Los Angeles Rams (Offensive coordinator) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive coordinator) Atlanta Falcons (Wide receivers coach) New England Patriots (Offensive coordinator) Los Angeles Rams (Passing coordinator/Wide receivers coach) Kansas City Chiefs (Tight ends coach, Running backs coach, Offensive coordinator) Washington Redskins (Offensive coordinator) New York Jets (Senior offensive assistant) Oakland Raiders (Offensive coordinator) New York Jets (Running backs coach) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive coordinator) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Senior Offensive Assistant) |
James Arthur Raye, Jr. (born March 26, 1946) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently serving as the Senior Offensive Assistant to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
Playing career
As a player, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams for the position of cornerback but was quickly traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. In college, as a quarterback, he was the backup for the Michigan State Spartan football team that played in the 1966 Rose Bowl and started for the 1966 Spartans in the famous 10-10 tie with Notre Dame, a game often referred to as "The Game of the Century."
Coaching career
Raye previously coached the NY Jets following two seasons as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders. He brings 29 years of NFL coaching experience, and previously spent two seasons with the Jets, adding the title of assistant head coach in 2003 after serving as senior offensive assistant in 2002. Raye has served as an NFL offensive coordinator for 11 seasons.
Raye was a standout quarterback for the Michigan State Spartans (1965–67) and led the Spartans to two Big Ten titles and the 1966 Rose Bowl. The Fayetteville, North Carolina native began his coaching career in 1971 at his alma mater, Michigan State, where he stayed for five years (1971–75). He served a brief stint at Wyoming in 1976 before moving to the NFL ranks, beginning with the San Francisco 49ers (1977), Detroit Lions (1977–79), Atlanta Falcons (1980–82, 1987–89), the L.A. Rams (1983–84, 1991), Tampa Bay (1985–86) and New England (1990).
He was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as the official Offensive Coordinator on January 29, 2009. After the 2009 season, he was praised for his ability to adapt the offense after key players were injured and continued as the 49ers' offensive coordinator to start the 2010 season. This was the first time that the 49ers had an offensive coordinator return to the team for consecutive seasons in seven years.[1][2]
On September 27, 2010, he was fired by the 49ers and quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson was promoted to replace him.[3]
On February 9, 2012, he returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this time in the capacity of Senior Offensive Assistant [4]
Personal
His son, Jimmy Raye III, is currently VP of Football Operations for the Indianapolis Colts.
References
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- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Matt Maiocco. "49ers Fire Offensive Coordinator Jimmy Raye". CSN Bay Area. http://www.csnbayarea.com/09/27/10/Report-49ers-Fire-Jimmy-Raye/landing.html?blockID=319139&feedID=2478. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/31226/bucs-coaching-puzzle-coming-together
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Boyd Dowler |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator 1985–1986 |
Succeeded by Marc Trestman |
| Preceded by Paul Hackett |
Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator 1998–2000 |
Succeeded by Al Saunders |
| Preceded by Marc Trestman |
Oakland Raiders Offensive Coordinator 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Tom Walsh |
| Preceded by Mike Martz |
San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Mike Johnson |
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