Ray Flaherty
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| Date of birth: September 1, 1903 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Spokane, Washington | |||||||||
| Date of death: July 19, 1994 (aged 90) | |||||||||
| Place of death: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | |||||||||
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| College: Washington State Gonzaga |
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| Debuted in 1926 for the Los Angeles Wildcats | |||||||||
| Last played in 1935 for the New York Giants | |||||||||
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Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics
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| Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |||||||||
Raymond Paul Flaherty (September 1, 1903 – July 19, 1994) was a professional football player in the National Football League from 1926-1935. He was the head coach of the Boston/Washington Redskins from 1936–1942, where he won four division titles (1936, 1937, 1940, 1942) and two NFL Championships (1937, 1942). Flaherty served in the United States Navy until 1945. Upon his return, he accepted the head coaching position with the All-America Football Conference's New York Yankees, winning division titles in each of his two full seasons at the helm. He left the Yankees midway through the 1948 season and spent 1949 as coach of the AAFC Chicago Hornets.
Among his innovations, Flaherty is credited with inventing the screen pass in 1937.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976 for his contributions as a coach.
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
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Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1994 deaths
- National Football League head coaches
- Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees
- American football tight ends
- New York Yankees (NFL) players
- New York Giants players
- Boston Redskins head coaches
- Gonzaga Bulldogs football coaches
- Washington Redskins head coaches
- National Football League players with retired numbers
- Gonzaga University alumni
- Los Angeles Wildcats players
