After graduating from Midwestern State University in 1950,[3] he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1954. For three years after leaving the Marines, he played for the Chicago Bears where in 1956, he was named a second-team All-NFL performer by the New York Daily News. After 1957, he decided to return to academia at the University of Texas Law School graduating in 1962[2] with his Juris Doctor. He practiced criminal law in Wichita Falls for 35 years.[4]
In his lifetime, he had a daughter, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two brothers. He died at the age of 76 in Garland, Texas and was buried at Anadarko City Cemetery.[4]
References
^"RAY GENE SMITH". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.