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Raymond Chester
Raymond Tucker Chester (born June 28, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland, Chester played college football at the city’s historically Black university Morgan State College (now Morgan State University). He was a member of its undefeated 1967 team and 8-1 1968 team, scoring its only touchdown in the Bears’ historic 1968 victory over Grambling State University at Yankee Stadium.
Drafted as the 24th pick overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft, Chester began his NFL career with the Oakland Raiders. Seven touchdown catches and over five hundred receiving yards earned Chester the Rookie of the Year award by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and secured the first of four career Pro Bowl selections. A trade in 1973 to the Baltimore Colts led to five seasons with them before returning to Oakland. He was on the Raiders’ 1980 Super Bowl championship team and retired from the NFL following the 1981 season.
After a year off, he played a single-season in 1983 for the Oakland Invaders of the USFL.
Chester was born in Cambridge, Maryland, on June 28, 1948, to Ivy and Bertha Chester, and was the fourth of ten siblings. He grew up in Baltimore. His passion for sports began during his years at Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, where he excelled in track, wrestling, and football. He played both offensive and defensive tackle on the football team. He set a Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) shot put record in 1966. He also set an MSA discus throwing record at Douglass.
Chester attended Morgan State, concentrating on football there under the guidance of head coach Earl Banks. He played tight end on offense and defensive end on defense. Banks considered Chester the best all-around player he had in a decade, which included future Hall of Fame players Leroy Kelley and Willie Lanier.
As a sophomore, Chester had leg cramping issues, but in the 1968 season, as a junior, Chester caught 20 passes for 500 yards, with four touchdowns. The Bears went 8–1 that year. Chester's 1968 teammates included future NFL players John "Frenchy" Fuqua and George Nock. As a senior in 1969, he caught 35 passes, with eight touchdowns and a 16-yards per catch average. He also ran back a kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown during his college career.
In 1968, during the Bears’ 31-game unbeaten streak (1964-1968), including three seasons where they were undefeated (1965-1967), Chester played in the match-up between Morgan State and Grambling. The historic game was the first of its kind, pitting two historically black colleges against each other on one of the largest stages of that era—Yankee Stadium. In that battle, Chester caught Morgan State’s only touchdown, leading to the Bears’ ultimate 9–7 victory over the Tigers. He also blocked a punt that led to a safety, thus having a hand in all of Morgan State's points. As a defensive end, he sacked Grambling quarterback James Harris three times in the game.
It was the first time two historically black colleges or universities played each other in New York City. More than 60,000 people attended the nationally televised game. Morgan had earlier been the first team to integrate the Tangerine Bowl in 1966. In 2011, CBS Sports produced a documentary on the social importance of the game against Grambling.
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Raymond Chester
Raymond Tucker Chester (born June 28, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). After graduating from Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland, Chester played college football at the city’s historically Black university Morgan State College (now Morgan State University). He was a member of its undefeated 1967 team and 8-1 1968 team, scoring its only touchdown in the Bears’ historic 1968 victory over Grambling State University at Yankee Stadium.
Drafted as the 24th pick overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft, Chester began his NFL career with the Oakland Raiders. Seven touchdown catches and over five hundred receiving yards earned Chester the Rookie of the Year award by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and secured the first of four career Pro Bowl selections. A trade in 1973 to the Baltimore Colts led to five seasons with them before returning to Oakland. He was on the Raiders’ 1980 Super Bowl championship team and retired from the NFL following the 1981 season.
After a year off, he played a single-season in 1983 for the Oakland Invaders of the USFL.
Chester was born in Cambridge, Maryland, on June 28, 1948, to Ivy and Bertha Chester, and was the fourth of ten siblings. He grew up in Baltimore. His passion for sports began during his years at Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, where he excelled in track, wrestling, and football. He played both offensive and defensive tackle on the football team. He set a Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) shot put record in 1966. He also set an MSA discus throwing record at Douglass.
Chester attended Morgan State, concentrating on football there under the guidance of head coach Earl Banks. He played tight end on offense and defensive end on defense. Banks considered Chester the best all-around player he had in a decade, which included future Hall of Fame players Leroy Kelley and Willie Lanier.
As a sophomore, Chester had leg cramping issues, but in the 1968 season, as a junior, Chester caught 20 passes for 500 yards, with four touchdowns. The Bears went 8–1 that year. Chester's 1968 teammates included future NFL players John "Frenchy" Fuqua and George Nock. As a senior in 1969, he caught 35 passes, with eight touchdowns and a 16-yards per catch average. He also ran back a kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown during his college career.
In 1968, during the Bears’ 31-game unbeaten streak (1964-1968), including three seasons where they were undefeated (1965-1967), Chester played in the match-up between Morgan State and Grambling. The historic game was the first of its kind, pitting two historically black colleges against each other on one of the largest stages of that era—Yankee Stadium. In that battle, Chester caught Morgan State’s only touchdown, leading to the Bears’ ultimate 9–7 victory over the Tigers. He also blocked a punt that led to a safety, thus having a hand in all of Morgan State's points. As a defensive end, he sacked Grambling quarterback James Harris three times in the game.
It was the first time two historically black colleges or universities played each other in New York City. More than 60,000 people attended the nationally televised game. Morgan had earlier been the first team to integrate the Tangerine Bowl in 1966. In 2011, CBS Sports produced a documentary on the social importance of the game against Grambling.