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RAY FLAHERTY VITALS
Ray Flaherty
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Full Name: Ray Flaherty

Height/Weight: 6' ; 190 lbs

Jersey Numbers: 1, 6, 19, 20, 29, 44

Position: End

DOB: September 1, 1903

Birthplace: Spokane, Washington

College: Gonzaga

Years with the Giants: 1928-1929; 1931-1935

Hall of Fame Induction: 1976

RAY FLAHERTY'S BIO
Flaherty played for the Giants from 1928-29 and 1931-35 and helped the Giants advance to the NFL Championship game in 1933, 1934 and 1935. He spent the 1930 season coaching at Gonzaga.

Flaherty finished with an 80-37-5 record as a coach with the Boston Redskins, Washington Redskins, New York Yankees and Chicago Hornets. He introduced the screen pass in the 1937 title game when the Washington Redskins scored a 28-21 victory over the Chicago Bears. Flaherty also played for the Los Angeles Wildcats and the New York Yankees.

Flaherty suggested to coach Steve Owen that the Giants wear sneakers in the icy conditions at the Polo Grounds in the 1934 championship game, known as the “Sneakers Game.”
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