Raybon,
from Huntsville, Ala. was a four-year
letterman 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 from 1992-95 that included
three straight GSC titles and three straight
Division II National Championships. He
finished his career with 187 stops and 116
primary stops.
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.
He 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.
