Ray Fuqua was born March 21, 1912, in Center, Texas,[1] a town of fewer than 2,000 people located about 20 miles from the Louisiana border.

[5] "The New Yorkers were almost completely snowed under by flying footballs thrown by the Mustangs," sportswriter Joe Utay approvingly noted, allowing the Dallas visitors to sweep to a 26–14 victory at the venerable Polo Grounds.

[5] The year after Fuqua's graduation, SMU would run the table during the regular season, finishing 12–0 before losing to Stanford in the 1936 Rose Bowl, 7–0.

He played both offense and defense in this era of the one-platoon system, catching a total of 9 passes for 84 yards and 1 touchdown in his career.

[1] At the time of his death he was remembered by Doug Cox, school superintendent of Balliger for his generosity in providing money for educational scholarships.