# Jimmy Raye II

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American football player and coach (born 1946)

Jimmy Raye II Raye at 49ers training camp in August 2010 No. 30 Position Cornerback Personal information Born (1946-03-26) March 26, 1946 (age 80) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Career information High school E. E. Smith (Fayetteville) College Michigan State (1965-1967) NFL draft 1968: 16th round, 431st overall pick Career history Playing Los Angeles Rams (1968) Philadelphia Eagles (1969) Coaching Michigan St. (1971–1975) Assistant coach Wyoming (1976) Assistant coach Texas (1977) Assistant coach San Francisco 49ers (1977) Wide receivers coach Detroit Lions (1978–1979) Running backs coach Atlanta Falcons (1980–1982) Wide receivers coach Los Angeles Rams (1983–1984) Offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985–1986) Offensive coordinator Atlanta Falcons (1987–1989) Wide receivers coach New England Patriots (1990) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (1991) Wide receivers coach Kansas City Chiefs (1992–2000) Offensive coordinator, running backs coach, tight ends coach Washington Redskins (2001) Offensive coordinator New York Jets (2002–2003) Senior offensive assistant Oakland Raiders (2004–2005) Offensive coordinator New York Jets (2006–2008) Running backs coach San Francisco 49ers (2009–2010) Offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–2013) Senior offensive assistant Awards and highlights Second-team All-Big Ten (1966) Career NFL statistics Fumble recoveries 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

**James Arthur Raye Jr.** (born March 26, 1946) is an American [football](/source/American_football) coach and former player.

## Playing career

Raye attended the segregated [E. E. Smith High School](/source/E._E._Smith_High_School) in [Fayetteville, North Carolina](/source/Fayetteville%2C_North_Carolina).

In college, as a [quarterback](/source/Quarterback), Raye was the backup for the [Michigan State Spartans football team](/source/1965_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team) that played in the [1966 Rose Bowl](/source/1966_Rose_Bowl), and he started for the [1966 Spartans](/source/1966_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team) in the famous [10–10 tie with Notre Dame](/source/1966_Notre_Dame_vs._Michigan_State_football_game), a game often referred to as "The Game of the Century." He was the South's first black quarterback to win a national title, on the 1966 Michigan State team. (The first black quarterback to win a national title was [Minnesota](/source/1960_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)'s [Sandy Stephens](/source/Sandy_Stephens), from [Uniontown, Pennsylvania](/source/Uniontown%2C_Pennsylvania), in 1960.) Raye and College Football Hall of Famers [Bubba Smith](/source/Bubba_Smith) (from Texas), [George Webster](/source/George_Webster_(American_football)) (South Carolina) and [Gene Washington](/source/Gene_Washington_(American_football%2C_born_1944)) (Texas) arrived at Michigan State from the segregated South as part of head coach [Duffy Daugherty](/source/Duffy_Daugherty)'s Underground Railroad.

Raye was drafted by the [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams) for the position of [cornerback](/source/Cornerback) but was quickly traded to the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles).

## Coaching career

Raye 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](/source/Wyoming_Cowboys_football) in 1976 and [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_football) in 1977 before moving to the NFL ranks in 1977.

He coached in the NFL for a total of 36 years with 10 different teams, serving as [offensive coordinator](/source/Offensive_coordinator) for 13 seasons: 1983–84 with the [Los Angeles Rams](/source/Los_Angeles_Rams), 1985–86 with the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers), 1990 with the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots), 1998–2000 with the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs), 2001 with the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders), 2004–05 with the [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders) (where he was also assistant head coach), and 2009–10 with the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers).

Following the [2009 49ers season](/source/2009_San_Francisco_49ers_season), Raye was praised for his ability to adapt the offense after key players were injured, and he continued as the 49ers' offensive coordinator to start the 2010 season. This was the first time in seven years that the 49ers had an offensive coordinator return to the team for consecutive seasons.[1][2] But Raye was fired after the 49ers lost their first three games of 2010.[3]

In 1998 he founded the [Jimmy Raye Youth Foundation](/source/Jimmy_Raye_Youth_Foundation) for underprivileged youngsters.[4]

## Personal life

His son, [Jimmy Raye III](/source/Jimmy_Raye_III), is currently the senior executive advisor to the GM for the [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns).

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Jimmy Raye II](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jimmy_Raye_II).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["San Francisco 49ers: Jimmy Raye"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090809181807/http://www.49ers.com/team/coaches/jimmy-raye/f824a6d0-35b5-4a7e-b4a1-e9d1766e8485). Archived from [the original](http://www.49ers.com/team/coaches/jimmy-raye/f824a6d0-35b5-4a7e-b4a1-e9d1766e8485) on August 9, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["NFL News | Latest NFL Football News"](http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/01/28/49ers-hire-raye-as-new-offensive-coordinator/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MaioccoRayeFired_3-0)** [Matt Maiocco](/source/Matt_Maiocco). ["49ers Fire Offensive Coordinator Jimmy Raye"](http://www.csnbayarea.com/09/27/10/Report-49ers-Fire-Jimmy-Raye/landing.html?blockID=319139&feedID=2478). [CSN Bay Area](/source/CSN_Bay_Area). Retrieved September 27, 2010.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jets Tab Jimmy Raye As Senior Offensive Assistant"](https://www.nfl.info/nflmedia/news/2002news/Jets%20-%20Raye%20release.htm). Retrieved June 15, 2024.

v t e Michigan State Spartans starting quarterbacks Noblet Yewcic Morrall Smith Juday Raye Feraco Triplett Rasmussen Mihaiu Baggett Smith Clark Leister Brown Yarema McAllister Enos Miller Banks Schultz Burke Van Dyke Smoker Dowdell Stanton Reaves Hoyer Cousins Nichol Maxwell Cook O'Connor Lewerke Terry Lombardi Thorne Kim Houser Chiles Milivojevic

v t e 1965 Michigan State Spartans football—FWAA & UPI national champions 16 Jimmy Raye 26 Clinton Jones 38 Jess Phillips 45 Bob Apisa 57 Jeff Richardson 61 Ron Goovert 84 Gene Washington 90 George Webster 95 Bubba Smith Head coach: Duffy Daugherty Assistant coaches: Dan Boisture Hank Bullough Vince Carillot Al Dorow Cal Stoll

v t e 1966 Michigan State Spartans football—NFF national co-champions Bob Apisa Al Brenner Drake Garrett Ron Goovert Clinton Jones Dwight Lee Jess Phillips Jimmy Raye Jeff Richardson Bubba Smith Gene Washington George Webster Charlie Wedemeyer Head coach: Duffy Daugherty Assistant coaches: Dan Boisture Hank Bullough Vince Carillot Al Dorow Cal Stoll

v t e Los Angeles Rams 1968 NFL/AFL draft selections Gary Beban Mike LaHood Don Martin Bobby Webb Joe Williams Bob Richardson Al Marcelin John Pergine Harold Jackson Dean Halverson Cephus Jackson Dennis Yell Jimmy Raye

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