Isaiah Jamal Gray was born on December 3, 1991 in Centreville, Illinois to the union of Timothy Gray and Tifani Whiteside Gray.

Isaiah was raised in East St. Louis, Illinois, where he attended school through District #189. He began a life of football and continued throughout his career at Lincoln University.

He was respectful, loving, and family oriented. Isaiah always encountered people that would form as family.

Isaiah departed this life on August 9, 2021.

He leaves to cherish his loving memory: his daughter ~ Trinity Gray; his parents ~ Timothy Gray and Tifani Whiteside Gray.