Ray Novotny - Misplaced Pages

American football player and coach (1907–1995) American football player

Raymond John Novotny

Novotny at Kent State, 1937

Personal information

Born:

(1907-10-12)October 12, 1907
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Died:

May 30, 1995(1995-05-30) (aged 87)

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

165 lb (75 kg)

Career information

High school:

West Tech
(Cleveland, Ohio)

College:

Position:

Career history

As a player:

As a coach:

Raymond John Novotny Sr. (October 12, 1907 – May 30, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally with the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to playing in the NFL, Novotny played college football at Ashland University. While at Ashland, he earned All-American honors in 1929. In 1934, he returned to Ashland to serve as the school's football coach. He also served as the baseball coach for the 1935 season.

His grandson is Maryland politician Reid Novotny.

Early life

Novotny was born on October 12, 1907, in Cleveland to John Novotny and Caroline Hudec of Czech ancestry.

Novotny (1995). "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014". FamilySearch.
Whitepages. "Whitepages". Whitepages. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
Novotny (1907). "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003". FamilySearch.
Novotny (1930). "United States Census, 1930". FamilySearch.

v t e Ashland Eagles head football coaches
Walter Leckrone (1920) Arthur Murray (1921–1922) William Meredith (1923–1925) Walter Pheiffer & Bob Rankin (1926) Fred Schmuck (1927–1933) Ray Novotny (1934) George Donges (1935–1937) Tony Loreno (1938–1941) George Donges (1942) No team (1943–1944) George Donges (1945–1953) Robert Brownson (1954–1957) Bruce Schmidt (1958) Fred Martinelli (1959–1993) Gary Keller (1994–2003) Lee Owens (2004–2019) No team (2020) Lee Owens (2021–2022) Doug Geiser (2023– )

v t e Ashland Eagles men's basketball head coaches
Walter Leckrone (1920–1921) Arthur Murray (1921–1923) William Meredith (1923–1926) Harry Matthews (1926–1927) Fred Schmuck (1927–1934) Ray Novotny (1934–1935) George Donges (1935–1937) Frank Lonero (1937–1943) George Donges (1943–1946) Jim Richcreek (1946–1952) George Donges (1952–1954) Robert Brownson (1954–1958) Robert Stokes (1958–1965) Bill Musselman (1965–1971) Jerry Walke (1971–1973) Joe Gottfried (1973–1978) Jim Seward (1978–1983) Gerry Sears (1983–1986) Roger Lyons (1986–1989) Keith Dambrot (1989–1991) Terry Weigand (1991–1995) Dave Oness (1995) Rob Spivery (1995–1996) Roger Lyons (1996–2009) John Ellenwood (2009– )

Walter Leckrone (1920–1921)
Arthur Murray (1921–1923)
William Meredith (1923–1926)
Harry Matthews (1926–1927)
Fred Schmuck (1927–1934)
Ray Novotny (1934–1935)
George Donges (1935–1937)
Frank Lonero (1937–1943)
George Donges (1943–1946)
Jim Richcreek (1946–1952)
George Donges (1952–1954)
Robert Brownson (1954–1958)
Robert Stokes (1958–1965)
Bill Musselman (1965–1971)
Jerry Walke (1971–1973)
Joe Gottfried (1973–1978)
Jim Seward (1978–1983)
Gerry Sears (1983–1986)
Roger Lyons (1986–1989)
Keith Dambrot (1989–1991)
Terry Weigand (1991–1995)
Dave Oness (1995)
Rob Spivery (1995–1996)
Roger Lyons (1996–2009)
John Ellenwood (2009– )

v t e Portsmouth Spartans 1930 inaugural season roster
Walt Ambrose Chuck Bennett Chuck Braidwood Richard Brown Koester Christensen Ebby DeWeese Forrest Douds Byron Eby Harold Fenner Bill Fleckenstein Willis Glassgow Al Graham Aaron Grant Hal Griffen Frank Hanny Dud Harris George Hastings Lou Jennings Spider Johnson Red Joseph Cy Kahl Tiny Lewis Father Lumpkin Babe Lyon Emil Mayer Chief McLain Ernie Meyer Ray Novotny Frosty Peters Carroll Ringwalt Fred Roberts Sod Ryan Vin Schleusner Ronald Shearer Gene Smith Buck Weaver Bull Wesley Head coach Hal Griffen