Ollie Rafferty

Ollie Rafferty
Position(s)	Halfback
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1893-1894	Allegheny Athletic Association

Oliver W. Rafferty was an early professional football player. In 1893 he was under contract by the Allegheny Athletic Association to be paid $50 per game for the entire season. He returned to Allegheny in 1894 to help the club win the Western Pennsylvania Championship. In 1895 Rafferty was poised to return to play for Allegheny, however the club cancelled their season after learning of an investigation, by Amateur Athletic Union, into reports that the team had secretly paid its players.

External links

• Riffenburgh, Beau and Bob Carroll (1989). "The Birth of Pro Football". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 11 (Annual): 1–30. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/11-An-388.pdf. 
• PFRA Research. "A Weekly Wage". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association): 1–4. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Weekly_Wage.pdf. 
• PFRA Research. "The A’s Have It The 3A’s Triumph: 1894". PFRA Books (Professional Football Researchers Association): 3. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/3As_Triumph.pdf. 

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