Akash Magoon                                                                         September 7, 2006

                                                            Ray Lewis

              Ray Lewis was born and raised in Lakeland, Florida. He was born on June, 15, 1975. As of now he is 6ft. 1 in, and he weighs jus around 250lbs. He grew up wanting to be a football player. He went to and was on the football team at Kathleen High School. He was the team MVP (Most Valuable Player) in both junior and senior seasons at Kathleen High School. Lewis recorded 207 tackles with 10 sacks, and 8 Interceptions (3 for touchdown) in high school. He Rushed for 591 yards and scored 8 Touchdowns as a RB. He also blocked 3 field goals as a senior and 3 field goals and 2 (Point after Touchdown) as a junior.

                                Ray Lewis was a three-year starter at Miami State University. He Finished 5^th on Miami's all-time tackles list with 388 career tackles, including 6 sacks, 4 punts and 2 for ran back for touchdowns. Led the Miami Hurricanes in tackles for 22 consecutive games and also led the Big East Conference in consensus 1st-team All-America and All-Big East honors.

                                Ray Lewis signed a renegotiated deal with Baltimore Ravens on 8/25/97,it was Baltimore's 2nd pick in the 1st round 26th overall of the 1996 NFL Draft , after Jonathan Ogden was selected with the 4th overall choice in that draft, who is his teammate on the front offensive line, who’s still his teammate. He signed to play permanent Middle Line Backer .It’s the first year the Ravens were a team, at fist it was the Baltimore Colts, which is now the Indianapolis Colts.

                                In 2000 Lewis was the NFL Defensive MVP two times, once in 2000 and once in 2003. Ray Lewis became just the sixth player to win the Defensive Player of the Year award multiple times Lawrence Taylor had it three times, and Joe Greene, Mike Singularity, Bruce Smith  and Reggie White had it  2 times each.    

He also was the Pro-Bowl starter and 1^st all-team pro while leading the Ravens to World Champions, at that time he was only 25.

                                In the 2001 season Ray Lewis was also First-team All-Pro and earned 5th consecutive Pro Bowl as he started all 16 games and led the team and the NFL with 196 tackles, that was also the 6 consecutive year he led the NFL (National Football League) in tackles. He also made 2 tackles and scored a TD in the Pro Bowl. He recorded 12 tackles (8 solo) and 2 interceptions in a 16-0 win in game vs. Cincinnati Bengal’s on (12/23).He also recorded a season-high 19 tackles (13 solo), including 1 sack and 2 turnovers forced, in 39-27 win in game 12 vs. Indianapolis Colts on (12/2).Led the team with 16 tackles (10 solo), including 1 sack in the 20-13 win in game against Denver Broncos on  (9/30.

                        In 2002 Ray Lewis Started the first 5 games of the season  before being placed on injured reserve (shoulder) on 11/2.He Still managed to finish 5^th on the team with 85 tackles (57 solo).Also he had, 3 Interceptions, 1Punt Block, 3 Forced Fumbles.

                                Ray Lewis Started all 16 games in 2003  earning the  AP -NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors for the 2nd time (2000), becoming just the 6th player in NFL record to win multiple times on again Lawrence Taylor had it  3 times, Joe Greene, Mike Singletary, Bruce Smith and Reggie White had it  2 times each. he also Earned his 6th Pro Bowl nod and was the leading vote-getter (49 of 50) for 1st-team AP All-Pro honors.

                                In 2004 the dynamic Middle Line Backer earned his 7th Pro Bowl nod in 9 seasons after leading the Ravens with 200 tackles, the 3rd 200-tackle performance of his career, including 122 solo tackles . He was named 1^st -team All Pro by the AP, 2nd-team All Pro by College and Pro Football Weekly and Football Digest and All Pro by The Sporting News in 2004.

                                Ray Lewis started the 1^st  16 games of the season and recorded 77 tackles was on pace for 205 tackles on the season, 1 sack, 3 Forced Fumbles, 1 Interception and 1 before missing the final 10 games of the year after surgery to repair a torn hamstring.

                                                Here Are Dived Stats by Season and Career

                                                            From: Fox Sports

                                                                                                                     Akash Magoon