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.
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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. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
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| High school: | Sheridan (OR) |
| College: | Gonzaga |
| Undrafted: | 1940 |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Ray Hare Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Dan Daly, The National Forgotten League: Entertaining Stories and Observations from Pro Football's First Fifty Years. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2012; pp. 192–193.
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