Ray Hare
American football player (1917–1975)
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Raymond Lewis Hare (November 21, 1917 – June 2, 1975) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Brooklyn Tigers. Hare also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees.[1] He attended Gonzaga University.
North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Chewelah, Washington, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 21, 1917 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Died | June 2, 1975 (aged 57) Chewelah, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Sheridan (OR) | ||||||||||||
| College | Gonzaga | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1940: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Hare achieved legendary status during the 1943 Washington Redskins season, when he played all ten league games, the Eastern Division championship game, and the 1943 NFL Championship Game while missing a total only 13 minutes of action.[2] The average of barely more than 1 minute of rest per game was provided by teammates Coye Dunn (3 minutes) and Joe Gibson (10 minutes), according to the original report in the Washington Post.[2]
