# Ray Isom

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American football player (born 1965)

Ray Isom No. 28 Position Safety Personal information Born (1965-12-27) December 27, 1965 (age 60) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Career information High school Harrisburg College Penn State NFL draft 1987: undrafted Career history Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987–1988) Awards and highlights National champion (1986) Second-team All-American (1986) First-team All-East (1986) Career NFL statistics Interceptions 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

**Raymond Clinton Isom** (born December 27, 1965) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [defensive back](/source/Defensive_back) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL).

Isom was born and raised in [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania) and played scholastically at [Harrisburg High School](/source/Harrisburg_High_School_(Pennsylvania)).[1] He played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Penn State University](/source/Penn_State_University),[2] where he was honored by the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) as a second-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) as a senior.[3]

Isom signed with the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) as an [undrafted free agent](/source/Free_agent#Undrafted_free_agent). He was with the Bucs for the 1987 and 1988 seasons, appearing in eight games with two interceptions.[4]

Isom's brother [Rickey](/source/Rickey_Isom) also had a short NFL career.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PFR1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PFR1_1-1) ["Ray Isom Stats"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/I/IsomRa20.htm). Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NFL_2-0)** ["Ray Isom, DB"](http://www.nfl.com/player/rayisom/2517203/profile). *Nfl.com*. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AP_1986_3-0)** ["AP All-America Football Team"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5642401/ap_allamerica_football_team/). *Florida Today*. December 5, 1986. p. 5C. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PFA_4-0)** ["Ray Isom Stats"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220830215848/https://profootballarchives.com/playeri/isom00200.html). *Pro Football Archives*. Archived from [the original](https://profootballarchives.com/playeri/isom00200.html) on August 30, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

v t e 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football—consensus national champions Mike Alexander John Bruno Darryl Bullock Stan Clayton Duffy Cobbs Andre Collins Shane Conlan Chris Conlin D. J. Dozier Roger Duffy Mitch Frerotte Pete Giftopoulos Don Graham Ray Isom Tim Johnson Keith Karpinski Sid Lewis Massimo Manca Tim Manoa Quintus McDonald Dan Morgan Bob Mrosko Bob Ontko Jay Paterno Keith Radecic Ray Roundtree Steve Smith Dave Szott Blair Thomas Michael Timpson Greg Truitt Steve Wisniewski Head coach: Joe Paterno Assistant coaches: Tom Bradley Jim Caldwell Ron Dickerson Chet Fuhrman Fran Ganter Jerry Sandusky Paul Shaffner

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