1. Jerry Gray was inducted into the Lubbock ISD Hall of Honor in 2011.
15 Facts About Jerry Gray
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Jerry Gray was a two-time consensus first-team All-American at the University of Texas.
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Jerry Gray had 297 career tackles, 16 interceptions and 20 passes broken up and played on four bowl teams at Texas coached by Fred Akers.
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Jerry Gray was the Rams' first-round choice in the 1985 NFL Draft and played seven years in Los Angeles before finishing his career with the Oilers in 1992 and the Buccaneers in 1993.
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Jerry Gray had 28 career interceptions, including six for the Oilers in 1992.
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Jerry Gray was selected to the Pro Bowl four times attending the game from 1986 through 1989.
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In 2001, Jerry Gray was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but was not chosen as a semi-finalist.
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Jerry Gray's coaching career began in 1995 as a defensive backs coach for the SMU Mustangs football team.
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Jerry Gray then worked for the Tennessee Oilers as a Defensive Quality Control coach from 1997 to 1998 before being promoted to defensive backs coach in 1999 when the team name was changed from "Oilers" to "Titans".
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Jerry Gray served as the defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills from 2001 to 2005, where he oversaw one of the top defenses in the NFL until his final season.
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On January 18,2010, Jerry Gray was hired as the new defensive backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks where he coached the rookie safety tandem of Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.
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On January 17,2011, Jerry Gray agreed to return to his alma mater Texas as the assistant head coach and defensive backs coach.
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On February 12,2011 Jerry Gray rejoined the Titans as their defensive coordinator.
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On January 22,2014, Jerry Gray was hired as the new defensive backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
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On January 29,2020, Jerry Gray was hired as defensive backs coach for the Green Bay Packers.