- Ray Flaherty
NFL PlayerCoach
DateOfBirth=birth date|1903|9|1|mf=y
Birthplace=Spokane, Washington
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1994|7|19|1903|9|1Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Position=End
College=Washington State
Gonzaga
DatabaseFootball=FLAHERAY01
DatabaseFootballCoach=FLAHERAY01
Retired #s= 1 (New York Giants )
Championships=1942NFL Championship
1937NFL Championship
Record=54-21-3
player=yes
years=1926
1927-1928
1928-1935
teams=Los Angeles Wildcats New York Yankees (NFL) New York Giants
coach=yes
coachingyears=1936-1942
coachingteams=Boston/Washington Redskins
HOF=68
HOFYear=1976Ray Flaherty (
September 1 ,1903 -July 19 ,1994 ) was a professional football player in theNational 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 theUnited States Navy until 1945. Upon his return, he accepted the head coaching position with theAll-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 AAFCChicago 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.ee also
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History of the New York Giants (1925-1978) External links
*"Pro Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=68 Member profile]
* [http://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=flaherty Biography by Professional Football Researchers Association]
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