# Ray McElroy

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image         =
| caption       = 
| position      = [Cornerback](/source/Cornerback)
| number        = 40, 47
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1972|7|31}}
| birth_place   = [Bellwood, Illinois](/source/Bellwood%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| death_date    = 
| height_ft     = 5
| height_in     = 11
| weight_lbs    = 196
| draftyear     = 1995
| draftround    = 4
| draftpick     = 114
| undraftedyear = 
| high_school   = [Hillside (IL) Proviso West](/source/Proviso_West_High_School)
| college       = [Eastern Illinois](/source/Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football)
| pastteams     =
* [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts) ({{NFL Year|1995|1998}})
* [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) ({{NFL Year|2000}})
* [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL Year|2001}})
| statlabel1    = Games played - [started](/source/Starting_lineup)
| statvalue1    = 81 - 9
| statlabel2    = [Tackles](/source/Tackle_(football_move))
| statvalue2    = 65
| statlabel3    = [Touchdown](/source/Touchdown)s
| statvalue3    = 1
| pfr           = McElRa20
| cfl           = 
| afl           = 
| HOF           = 
| CollegeHOF    =  
}}

'''Raymond Edward McElroy''' (born July 31, 1972) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [cornerback](/source/cornerback) for six seasons with the [Indianapolis Colts](/source/Indianapolis_Colts), [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears), and [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Eastern Illinois Panthers](/source/Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football) and was selected in the fourth round of the [1995 NFL draft](/source/1995_NFL_draft) with the 114th overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He attended Proviso West High School from 1987 to 1990.

McElroy appeared on the MTV show "''Made''" as a personal football coach for a choirboy hoping to improve his relationship with his football-obsessed father. "''Original Air Date: 01-26-11''"

{{NFL predraft
|    height ft = 5
|    height in = 11 3/4
|       weight = 196
|         dash = 4.64
|    ten split = 1.66
| twenty split = 2.73
|      shuttle = 4.23
|   cone drill =
|     vertical = 33.5
|     broad ft = 9
|     broad in = 10
|        bench = 16
|     arm span = 32
|    hand span = 8 7/8
|    wonderlic =
|         note = All values from [NFL Combine](/source/NFL_Combine)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=23643 |title=Ray McElroy, Combine Results, SS - Eastern Illinois |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indianapolis Colts 1995 draft navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McElroy, Ray}}
Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Bellwood, Illinois
Category:Players of American football from Cook County, Illinois
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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