Baseball | Coaching | Football
Born: April 15, 1921
Hometown: Gloster, MS
Year Induction: 1968
Deceased : April 2, 2008
Ole Miss (1941-1942, 1946-1947)
North Carolina, Marine V-12 Program (1943)
Signed as pitcher by Chicago Cubs (’47)
New York Giants (1947-1952)
Montreal, Canadian Football League (1953-1954)
Ole Miss (1955-1974)
Northwest Junior College (1979-1983)
Northwest Junior College, athletic director (1984-1985)
From the 1940s to the mid-’60s, the Giants could have formed their own Ole Miss alumni chapter. Ray Poole was one of no less than 20 former Rebels who wore the Giants’ version of red and blue during those years.
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