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Ray Handley RIP - Maple Leaf - 02-13-2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/sports/football/ray-handley-dead.html

Ray Handley passed away at 81 years of age.

His death was announced in a post on LinkedIn by a nephew, Robert Handley, who did not state the cause or place of death.

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RE: Ray Handley RIP - Papa John - 02-13-2026

I did not know that Ray Handley played at Stanford, although he was an assistant coach during my time there. Looks like he played varsity in the early Ralston years, 1963-65. Scored the winning TD versus Notre Dame in 1963. Led the team in rushing the last two years. Was an assistant coach for a number of years for the Indians/Cardinals/Cardinal after that.

Too bad things blew up in such an ugly way with the NY Giants.

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RE: Ray Handley RIP - cctop - 02-13-2026

Love this quote from Giants RB Ottis Anderson about why Handley failed as coach:

“His philosophy was totally different from Bill’s [Parcells], and I think we took advantage of it. Bill was very stern and aggressive. Ray believed, ‘You guys are men. You make good money. I don’t need to punish you like you are kids.’ I think that’s mainly where he went wrong. We need to be treated like kids.”

https://giantswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2026/02/13/new-york-giants-legend-bill-parcells-reflects-relationship-ray-handley/88658336007/

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