Ray Flaherty
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Raymond Paul Flaherty was an American professional football player and coach who spent 18 total seasons in the National Football League as both a player and a coach. He played college football for the
Flaherty c. 1940s
Flaherty (right) as Washington Redskins head coach meeting with team owner George Preston Marshall, 1937
New York Giants
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The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conferenc
Ray Flaherty
…college football for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and played for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the American Football League (AFL) and the New York Yankees and New York Giants of the NFL. The Giants retired his jersey number 1, the first in NFL history, upon his playing retirement in 1935. Flaherty was head coach of Gonzaga's…
1934 New York Giants team
Al Blozis, Giants tackle, died in World War II. According to Mel Hein, "If he hadn't been killed, he could have been the greatest tackle who ever played football."
Frank Gifford, Giants halfback and wide receiver from 1952 to 1960 and again from 1962 to 1964, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977
The Giants played at Yankee Stadium (1956–1973) in the Bronx