Ray Novotny
Encyclopedia
Raymond John Novotny was a professional football
player with the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers
of the National Football League
. 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.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player with the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Prior to playing in the NFL, Novotny played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Ashland University
Ashland University
Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...
. While at Ashland, he earned All-American honors in 1929. In 1934, he returned to Ashland to serve as the school's football coach.