Name Ray Montgomery Weight 85 kg Height 1.85 m | Died May 26, 1966 Positions Guard | |
Date of birth (1909-02-01)February 1, 1909 Date of death May 26, 1966(1966-05-26) (aged 57) Place of death North Hollywood, California College | ||
Adelbert Raymond Montgomery (February 1, 1909 – May 26, 1966) was an American football guard at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a consensus All-American in 1929.
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Playing career
Montgomery was a native of West Virginia. He played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team under coach Jock Sutherland during the 1927, 1928 and 1929 seasons. In his senior year he helped the team go 9-0 that earned a trip to the Rose Bowl. That year, as a 6-foot, 1-inch, 188-pound guard, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from several publications and organizations including Collier's Weekly (Grantland Rice) and United Press (UP).
Outside of football
Montgomery appeared in the 1930 film "Maybe It's Love." The film, directed by William A. Wellman, was a genre football comedy starring Joan Bennett, Joe E. Brown, and members of the 1928 and 1929 All-American football teams including Otto Pommerening, Howard Harpster, Bill Banker, Tim Moynihan, Elmer Sleight, Paul Scull, Wear Schoonover, Russell Saunders and USC coach Howard Jones.
In later life, Montgomery was in the automobile business in North Hollywood, California. He died on May 26, 1966 in North Hollywood.