Ray Blum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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speed skater
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1919
Place of Birth: Nutley, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 05-May-2010
Profession: speed skater
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Ray Blum
- Raymond Edward "Ray" Blum (April 11, 1919 – May 5, 2010) was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.
- Moritz.
- He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40.
- He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a member of the Paterson Skating Club.
- He attended the Newark College of Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor's degree from the institution in 1950, after a stint in the United States Navy during World War II.
- He spent his later life working as an aerospace engineer for several companies in New England and California.
- On October 26, 1996, he was inducted into the NJIT Highlanders' Hall of Fame for his success as both a cyclist and a speed skater, as well as the American National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame on May 17, 1969.
- He died on May 5, 2010 in New Jersey.
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