Reggie Gray
Encyclopedia
Reggie Gray is an American football
wide receiver
for the Chicago Rush
of the Arena Football League
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, wearing jersey #85. He was reunited with college teammate Russ Michna
on the Chicago Rush
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before signing a contract on February 8, 2008 with the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. The Extreme were associated with the league known as United Indoor Football
until the autumn of 2008 when that league joined with the Intense Football League
to form the newest incarnation of the Indoor Football League
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during the 2008 season. In December of 2008, the financially troubled Arena Football League suspended operations and announced that there would not be a 2009 Spring Season.
Reggie Gray remained with the Slaughter in 2010 as they moved to the larger Indoor Football League.
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American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Chicago Rush
Chicago Rush
The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the...
of the Arena Football League
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
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High school
He attended Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois Were he was a team captain and led his team to the 2001 city championship, In which they defeated Dunbar in a shootout. He scored the game winning touchdown on a 45 yd bomb with 41 sec. left in the game. He was an Allstate Wr,Db, and KR. amassed over 2000 all purpose yards, with 25 touchdowns. Had 10 returned kicks for TDs, and intercepted 10 passes.Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Reggie_Gray"
College career
In college, Reggie played receiver for the Western Illinois LeathernecksWestern Illinois Leathernecks
The Western Illinois Leathernecks are the teams and athletes that represent Western Illinois University, located in Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I sports. The school's primary conference affiliation is with The Summit League; its football team is a member of the Division I FCS Missouri...
, wearing jersey #85. He was reunited with college teammate Russ Michna
Russ Michna
Russell Walter Michna is a gridiron football quarterback who is currently a Free Agent of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
on the Chicago Rush
Chicago Rush
The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the...
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Bloomington Extreme
Reggie played two seasons for the Bloomington ExtremeBloomington Extreme
The Bloomington Extreme are a professional indoor football team and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team's name is derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. The Extreme play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington,...
before signing a contract on February 8, 2008 with the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. The Extreme were associated with the league known as United Indoor Football
United Indoor Football
United Indoor Football was a United States indoor football league that started in 2005. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion and two from arenafootball2 took their franchises and formed their own league...
until the autumn of 2008 when that league joined with the Intense Football League
Intense Football League
The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.-History:...
to form the newest incarnation of the Indoor Football League
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
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Chicago Rush
Reggie was a member of the Chicago RushChicago Rush
The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the...
during the 2008 season. In December of 2008, the financially troubled Arena Football League suspended operations and announced that there would not be a 2009 Spring Season.
Chicago Slaughter
With the Chicago Rush shut down by the AFL's decision to suspend its season, Gray joined several of his Rush team members in a move to the Chicago Slaughter of the rival Continental Indoor Football League. During that season, he led the league in All Purpose Yards with 1318.Reggie Gray remained with the Slaughter in 2010 as they moved to the larger Indoor Football League.
Chicago Rush
For the 2011 season, Reggie is again with the Chicago Rush of the revived Arena Football LeagueArena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
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