Raymond John Wagner (February 25, 1902 – December 3, 1990) was an

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player. Parker was born in

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, and attended

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before enrolling at

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. He played

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at the end position for the Columbia Lions football team and was selected by the All-America Board as a third-team player on the

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. He also played three years as an end in the

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for the Orange Tornadoes (one game, 1929), Newark Tornadoes (five games, 1930), and

Buffalo Indians The Buffalo Indians were a professional American football team that competed in the third American Football League in 1940 and in 1941. The team played its home games in Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York. Owned by the Buffalo American Legion, ...

(six games, 1931). Wagner died in 1990 at age 88 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Ray 1902 births 1990 deaths American football ends Buffalo Indians players Columbia Lions football players Newark Tornadoes players Orange Tornadoes players Players of American football from Buffalo, New York