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Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | October 30, 1873
Died: | July 18, 1922 Watertown, New York | (aged 48)
Position: | Halfback |
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Oliver William Rafferty (October 30, 1873[1] – July 18, 1922[2]) 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 served as team captain during that season.[3][4] 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.