HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Lee High Alum Israel Raybon was a Four-Year Letterman (1992-95) on the defensive line at UNA and earned All-Gulf South Conference and All-American honors as a junior and senior.
He played on UNA teams with a combined 48-5-1 record that included three straight GSC titles and three straight Division II National Championships. He finished his career with 187 stops and 116 primary stops.
Raybon He had 32 tackles for loss of 98 yards and 12.5 sacks for 92 yards. He set a school record with nine career blocked kicks. He played in the 1995 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic and was selected as the Gray Defensive Most Valuable Player. He also played in the 1995 East-West Shrine Classic.
Raybon was selected for the NCAA Division II “Team of the Quarter Century” for 1973-97, the Gulf South Conference “Team of the Quarter Century” for 1971-95, the Gulf South Conference Team of the 1990s and the 50th Anniversary UNA Football Team for 1949-98.
He was drafted and signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers following his senior season, playing one season in the National Football League with the Steelers and one season with the Carolina Panthers.
He also played with the New York/New Jersey Hitmen in the XFL in 2000 and spent three years on the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League, where he was league Defensive Rookie of the Year.
In 2006 he was inducted into UNA Athletic Hall of Fame, and in
2025 Inducted into the Huntsville – Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame.
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