Ray Costict (2015) - Hall of Fame

Ray Costict

Induction:
2015
Class:
1976

Costict was inducted posthumously. The Moss Point native started three seasons for the Bulldogs, 1973 to 1976, registering a school-record 467 career tackles and earning first-team All-SEC and second-team All-America honors as a senior in 1976. He was also nominated for the Mississippi 1976 Male Athlete of the Year after his outstanding senior year.

On Oct. 9, 1976, Costict notched an amazing school-record 29 tackles as MSU beat Kentucky, 14-7, in Jackson. That season, Costict was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year as he helped lead MSU to a 9-2 record and a No. 20 Associated Press final ranking. He tallied a then-school-record 156 tackles before being selected by the New England Patriots in the 1977 NFL Draft.

Costict played three seasons with the Patriots after being drafted in the 11th round of the 1977 NFL draft, and had a standout 1978 campaign with four starts and 50.5 tackles. In his final season with the Patriots, he recorded 50 tackles, the most on the team for any non-starter, and made one interception.