{"id":1936,"date":"2007-03-21T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-21T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/03\/r-i-p-crazy-ray.html"},"modified":"2007-03-21T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-21T09:30:00","slug":"r-i-p-crazy-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/03\/r-i-p-crazy-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Crazy Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/img\/v3\/09-14-2006.NM_13rayfile.GN71VLFEV.1.jpg\" border=\"1\" border=\"1\"><br \/>Unofficial Dallas Cowboys mascot <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Crazy Ray<\/span> (<a href=\"http:\/\/dc.metblogs.com\/archives\/2006\/07\/get_well_chief.phtml\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chief Zee&#8217;s<\/span><\/a> opposite number) has died. He had been in declining health for several years and was destitute before <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savecrazyray.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">savecrazyray.com<\/span><\/a> was created to raise money for Ray and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savecrazyray.com\/articles.asp?id=304\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">this video<\/span><\/a> of Crazy Ray defeating Chief Zee.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/CrazyRay\" rel=\"tag\">Crazy Ray<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/DallasCowboys\" rel=\"tag\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/ChiefZee\" rel=\"tag\">Chief Zee<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unofficial Dallas Cowboys mascot Crazy Ray (Chief Zee&#8217;s opposite number) has died. 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