Bray attended Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, where he was a star athlete in football, basketball, and track.
Bray followed in the foot steps of his father and uncles who played professionally with teams including the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Toronto Argonauts, Memphis Southmen, and the N.Y. Giants.
He was a starter in football from his freshman year of high school and contributed to record 33 victories of the 1984–1986 season teams.
[1] Bray was recruited nationally by top universities including Pitt, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Penn State and demonstrated academic prowess by being accepted by Ivy League schools including Yale, Harvard and the Univ.
Bray ultimately stayed close to home and played linebacker at the University of Pittsburgh starting his first game of his freshman year.