Sept. 29, 2006

Former Baylor standout linebacker Ray Berry will be honored as a Baylor Football Legend during the Bears' Sept. 30 game against Kansas State at Floyd Casey Stadium.

An Abilene, Texas, native who was inducted into the Baylor Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, Berry lettered for coach Grant Teaff's Bears in 1983-84-85-86 and was named to the school's 1980-89 All-Decade team. The two-time All-Southwest Conference honoree (1985 and 1986) capped his career by earning MVP honors in Baylor's 21-9 victory over Colorado in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Berry still ranks among Baylor's all-time leaders in total tackles (No. 2, 380), solo tackles (No. 3, 231), assisted tackles (No. 3, 149) and sacks (No. 9, nine). He went on to play in both the Senior Bowl and the East/West Shrine All-Star Game and was selected by Dave Campbell as one of Baylor's Top 50 football players of the 20th century.

Selected in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft with the 44th pick by the Minnesota Vikings, Berry spent six seasons in professional football with the Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. He lives in his hometown of Abilene where he works in the family business.

Tickets for Saturday's Baylor-Kansas State game may be purchased by contacting the Baylor Athletic Ticket Office at 254.710.1000. A special family 4-pack, which includes four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas is available for $60. This special promotion offers fans a savings of $68 on the purchase of four tickets, in addition to the complimentary hot dogs and Dr Pepper products.

The Athletic Ticket Office will be open at 9 a.m. on game day at Floyd Casey Stadium.