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Burt James Ray Mansfield (January 21, 1941 – November 3, 1996), nicknamed "Ranger," was an American football center in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Born in Bakersfield, California, Mansfield grew up in Kennewick, Washington, and graduated from Kennewick High School in 1959. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens. During his sophomore season in 1960, the Huskies won the Rose Bowl 17-7 over top-ranked Minnesota. After his senior season in 1962, he participated in the East-West Shrine Game.〔(STATE OF WASHINGTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME )〕 Mansfield is a member of the UW Athletic Hall of Fame.〔 and was the 18th overall selection in the 1963 NFL draft, taken by the Eagles in the second round, and played for them for one season. Mansfield moved to the Steelers in 1964 and played left defensive tackle for two years. He switched to offense and was their starting center for a decade, from 1966 until 1976,〔http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MansRa20.htm〕 and was a key member of the Steelers' Super Bowl-winning teams of the 1974 and 1975 seasons. In his last season as a Steeler, he kicked the extra point on the Steelers' final touchdown in a playoff game at Baltimore,〔(Pittsburgh Steelers 40 at Baltimore Colts 14 )〕〔(Pittsburgh Steelers 7 at Oakland Raiders 24 )〕 after Roy Gerela pulled a groin muscle. Mansfield was also a placekicker in college and for three college all-star teams. Mansfield played in 182 consecutive games and was succeeded at center by Mike Webster. He retired from pro football in July 1977, and went on to a successful career as an insurance broker in the Pittsburgh area, previously his off-season job. Known by his Steeler teammates as "Ranger" for his love of the outdoors, Mansfield died at age 55 from a heart attack while hiking with his son in the Grand Canyon in Arizona in November 1996.〔〔〔(Grand Canyon claims the life of Ray Mansfield )〕 He was buried at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in his hometown of Kennewick. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Mansfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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