{{Short description|American football player and coach (1907–1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Raymond John Novotny | image = Ray Novotny Kent State FB Coach 1937.jpg | alt = | caption = Novotny at Kent State, 1937 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|10|12}} | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|5|30|1907|10|12}} | death_place = | number = | position = Fullback, halfback, quarterback | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 165 | high_school = West Tech<br>(Cleveland, Ohio) | college = Ashland |pastteams= * Portsmouth Spartans ({{NFL Year|1930}}) * Cleveland Indians ({{NFL Year|1931}}) * Brooklyn Dodgers ({{NFL Year|1932}}) |pastcoaching= * Ashland (1934) }} '''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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novotny |date=1995 |title=United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5R-GXF4 |website=FamilySearch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitepages |title=Whitepages |url=https://www.whitepages.com/checkout/summary?wpId=PAyL0AX5Jky |access-date=June 21, 2021 |website=Whitepages |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == Novotny was born on October 12, 1907, in Cleveland to John Novotny and Caroline Hudec of Czech ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novotny |date=1907 |title=Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDTM-X1M |website=FamilySearch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Novotny |date=1930 |title=United States Census, 1930 |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X43Q-JDN |website=FamilySearch}}</ref>
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