1. James R Ludlow Wray was a professional American football player, coach, and co-founder, with college teammate Bert Bell, of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
14 Facts About Lud Wray
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Lud Wray was the first coach of the Boston Braves and of the Eagles.
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Lud Wray served as head coach at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.
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Lud Wray played his college football at the University of Pennsylvania, was the Quakers' center from 1914 to 1916.
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Professionally, Lud Wray played for the Buffalo Niagaras, Buffalo Prospects, and Buffalo All-Americans from 1918 until 1921.
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From 1923 to 1929, Lud Wray served as an assistant football coach at Penn.
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Lud Wray was fired on December 12,1930, due to friction with players, alumni, and the public.
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In 1932, Lud Wray was named head coach of the Boston Braves, a National Football League expansion team.
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Lud Wray left the team after one season and was replaced by Lone Star Dietz.
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Lud Wray remained with the school until his resignation in November 1940.
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In 1941, Lud Wray served as an assistant to Ank Scanlan at St Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia.
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In 1943, Scanlan's war commitments limited him to only being able to coach on game day and Lud Wray led the team the rest of the week.
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Lud Wray served as an assistant coach under Jim Leonard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945.
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At the time of his death, Lud Wray resided in Oreland, Pennsylvania.