Background
Raynsford was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1891.
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James Raynsford
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Career
He played for the from 1912 to 1914 and was captain of the 1914 Michigan team By 1910, he had moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan. Raynsford enrolled at the in 1911.
He played on the freshman football team in 1911.
He played for the Wolverines football team from 1912 to 1914. He played as a tackle in 1912, an end in 1913, and a center in 1914.
In November 1913, Raynsford was elected as the captain of the 1914 Michigan Wolverines football team He defeated Tommy Hughitt for the honor by a 10 to 9 vote.
Hughitt"s loss to Raynsford triggered allegations of "rotten politics" and reportedly angered coach Fielding H. Yost.
Raynsford nevertheless assumed the captaincy of the 1914 team Raynsford started all nine games at center for the 1914 Michigan team that compiled a 6–3 record and outscored its opponents 233 to 68. At the end of the 1914 season, sports writer East. A. Batchelor picked Raynsford as the center on his all-star football team, one of only two Michigan players to be included on the team
He was also named to Outing magazine"s 1914 Football Roll of Honor, and was selected by Howard Pearson of the Detroit Journal as the center on his 1914 All-Western college football team
He was Walter Eckersall"s second team pick for the 1914 All-Western team After graduating from Michigan, Raynsford served as an assistant coach on the 1915 Michigan Wolverines football team
In June 1917, he was city engineer in Highland Park, Michigan. He became manager of engineering services for Oneida Limited.
Silversmiths; he was with the company from 1917 until his death.
He died January 18, 1956, at Oneida, New New York
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