Carlton Gray (2004) - Hall of Fame

Carlton Gray

Induction:
2004

Gray was a rare four-year starter at defensive back from 1989-92 and was a prime example of the definition of the term student-athlete. On the field, in 1991, Gray set a UCLA record by intercepting 11 passes and was named third-team All-American. His senior season, Gray was named All-Conference and first-team Consensus All-American. He remains second on UCLA's all-time career interception charts with 16. Off the field, he compiled a 3.4 GPA and won numerous awards in 1992 including the NCAA Top 6 award (top 6 student-athletes in all sports), the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame scholarship winner, Disney scholar-athlete award winner, post-graduate scholarship winner and Academic All-American. He was also selected second-team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American as a junior. Gray was drafted in the second round (30th overall) in the NFL draft and played for 8 seasons (102 games) with Seattle, Indianapolis, NY Giants and Kansas City Chiefs, recording 12 interceptions.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.