Ray Lewis

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Carla Greene - Ray Lewis tells Carla Greene he's 'still drifting' ahead of Legends of Soul Weekender.	Yamini Chauhan	Jan 15, 2025
	Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Lewis knows Super Bowl tragedy, triumph.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 25, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		May 11, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 01, 2024
	Link added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 07, 2023
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Ray Lewis.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 03, 2022
	Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Ray Lewis.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 14, 2021
	Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 03, 2019
	Updated to reflect that he was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.	Adam Augustyn	Aug 08, 2018
	Add new Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame - Ray Lewis.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 26, 2018
	Updated to note that he has been selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.	Adam Augustyn	Feb 06, 2018
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Ray Lewis.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 28, 2017
	Added photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 02, 2015
	Added mention of Lewis becoming a TV commentator.	Adam Augustyn	Oct 08, 2013
	Added mentions of his postseason return, trip to the Super Bowl, and retirement.	Adam Augustyn	Feb 04, 2013
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Ray Lewis.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 08, 2012
	Added that his play fell off in recent seasons and that a triceps injury limited him to six games in 2012.	Adam Augustyn	Oct 31, 2012
	New article added.	Adam Augustyn	Feb 16, 2010