{{Short description|American football player (1896–1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Ray Witter | image = Ray Witter.jpg | number = 11, 16, 4<ref name="Pfa"/> | position = End | birth_date = {{birth date|1896|2|19}} | birth_place = Perry, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1983|8|4|1896|2|19}} | death_place = Batavia, New York, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 183 | high_school = Warsaw (Warsaw, New York) | college = Syracuse, Alfred | pastteams = * Rochester Jeffersons (1919–{{NFL Year|1923}}) | pfr = W/WittRa20 }} '''Ray Charles Witter''' (February 19, 1896 – August 4, 1983) was an American professional football end who played five seasons with the Rochester Jeffersons. He played college football at Syracuse University and Alfred University.
==Early life and college== Ray Charles Witter was born on February 19, 1896, in Perry, New York.<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/witt01400.html | title=RAY WITTER | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> He attended Warsaw High School in Warsaw, New York.<ref name="Pfa"/>
Witter played college football for the Syracuse Orange of Syracuse University from 1915 to 1916.<ref name="hof"/><ref name="jeff"/><ref name="Pfa"/> He transferred to play for the Alfred Saxons of Alfred University in 1917.<ref name="Pfa"/> He was inducted into the Alfred University Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.<ref name="hof">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette/165304974/ | title=Alfred adds 4 to sports hall | work=Star-Gazette | date=August 10, 1974 | accessdate=12 February 2025 | pages=11}}</ref>
==Professional career== Witter played five seasons for the Rochester Jeffersons from 1919 to 1923.<ref name="hof"/><ref name="jeff">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle/165304909/ | title=Jeffersons Rely on Witter for Passes | work=Democrat and Chronicle | date=October 26, 1919 | accessdate=12 February 2025 | pages=47}}</ref><ref name="Pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WittRa20.htm | title=Ray Witter | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> He once tackled Jim Thorpe in a game against the Canton Bulldogs.<ref name="hof"/> Witter played in one game in 1920, started five games in 1921, started one game in 1922, and played in three games (one start) in 1923.<ref name="Pfr"/> He stood 5'10" and weighed 183 pounds during his pro football career.<ref name="Pfr"/>
==Personal life== Witter served in the United States Navy.<ref name="Pfa"/> He died on August 4, 1973, in Batavia, New York.<ref name="Pfr"/>
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