Ray Preston (American football)
Raymond Newton Preston Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine years from 1976 to 1984 with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Preston played college football at Syracuse University, where he earned All-American honors in 1975 and was a team captain. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1976 NFL draft by the Chargers.
His son, Duke Preston, was an offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys.