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| Date of birth | (1931-03-17)March 17, 1931 |
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| Place of birth | Bowdon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Date of death | January 10, 2007(2007-01-10) (aged 75) |
| Place of death | Cedartown, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Guard |
| US college | Georgia Tech |
| NFL draft | 1952 / round: 2 / pick: 23 |
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| 1952,1955–1957 | New York Giants |
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Ray Merril Beck (March 17, 1931 – January 10, 2007[1]) was anAmerican football player in theNational Football League (NFL) for theNew York Giants in 1952 and from 1955 to 1957.
Beck was born inBowdon, Georgia and graduated from Cedartown High School. He played four years atGeorgia Tech and had his best season his senior year in 1951, when theYellow Jackets finished 11–0–1 including a 17–14 victory overBaylor in theOrange Bowl. He was namedAll-America by the Football Writers Association and the American Football Coaches Association, as well as Most Valuable Lineman in the Southeastern Conference. He missed the 1953–54 seasons due to military service during theKorean War. He later was president of a trucking company in the Atlanta area and was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]
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