# Ray Ethridge
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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ray Ethridge
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 6, 85, 86
| position = [Wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|09|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [San Diego, California](/source/San_Diego%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 180
| high_school = [Crawford](/source/Will_C._Crawford_High_School)
(San Diego, California)
| college = [Pasadena City College](/source/Pasadena_City_College)
| draftyear = 1992
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 63
| pastteams =
* [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) ({{CFL Year|1991}})
* [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) ({{NFL Year|1992}})
* Cleveland Browns (1995)*[{{cite book |title=Raiders, 1997 Media Guide |page=58 |url=https://archive.org/details/ravens-1997-media-guide-baltimore-c/page/n63/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=21 August 2024}}]
* [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers) (1995)*
* [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) ({{NFL Year|1995}})
* [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) ({{NFL Year|1996}}–{{NFL Year|1997}})
* San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
| cflstatus = International
| statleague = NFL
| statlabel1 = [Reception](/source/Reception_(gridiron_football))s
| statvalue1 = 43
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 421
| statlabel3 = GP / GS
| statvalue3 = 32 / 10
| cflstatlabel1 = Receptions
| cflstatvalue1 = 18
| cflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards
| cflstatvalue2 = 200
| cflstatlabel3 = [Kickoff](/source/Kickoff_(gridiron_football)) / Punt returns
| cflstatvalue3 = 16 / 8
| cflstatlabel4 = KO / Punt return yards
| cflstatvalue4 = 402 / 75
| cflstatlabel5 = Total [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s
| cflstatvalue5 = 2
| pfr = EthrRa20
| cfl =
}}
'''Raymond Arthur Ethridge Jr.''' (born September 11, 1968) is an American former professional [football](/source/gridiron_football) player who was a [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Pasadena City College](/source/Pasadena_City_College). He was selected by the [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) in the third round of the [1992 NFL draft](/source/1992_NFL_draft).
==Early life==
Ethridge was born in San Diego, but moved to [Texas](/source/Texas) in seventh grade.[{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-27-sp-611-story.html |title=Ethridge Regarded as Deep Threat |newspaper=[LA Times](/source/LA_Times) |date=April 27, 1992 |last=Simers |first=T.J. |access-date=April 17, 2016}}] He returned to San Diego in 12th grade and enrolled at Crawford.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1991cflbc.html|title = 1991 British Columbia Lions (CFL) - Pro Football Archives}}] He eventually asked for and was granted his release so that he could try out for the NFL.[{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}]
On September 5, 1995 he was signed by the Cleveland Browns to their [practice squad](/source/practice_squad).[{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/ray-ethridge-player-transactions | title=NFL News, Scores, Standings & Stats }}] He then spent the 1996 and 1997 season with the [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens), during which he played in 16 games with one start and caught two passes for 24-yards. He re-joined the Chargers in the late 1990s and was released on June 16, 1999.