Ray 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. Born on September 1, 1903, he played college football for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and played for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the American Football League and the New York Yankees and New York Giants of the league. The Giants retired his jersey number 1, the first in league history, when he stopped playing in 1935. He was head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1936 to 1942. He died on July 19, 1994.
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