Ray Nolting

Awards and Honors

  • All Buckeye Conference (1935)

  • All Ohio Honorary Co-Captain (1935)

  • All American Honorable Mention (1935)

  • All Pro (1937)

  • 3-Time Chicago Bear MVP

  • First Member of Hamilton County Hall of Fame (1961, Initial Inductee)

  • Helms Foundation Chicago Bears Outstanding Team of the Century (1961)

  • B'nai Brith- Chicago Bears Backfield of the Century (1961)

    • Ray Nolting, Sid Luckman, George McAfee, and Bill Osmanski

  • Member of the first class inducted into the University of Cincinnati Athletic Hall of Fame (1976)

    • Football, Basketball,Track and Field, Coaching (football)

  • Member of the LaRosa's High School Sports Hall of Fame (1978)

  • Distinguished American Award (1980)

    • Dolly Cohen Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame

  • University of Cincinnati All Century Team (1999)

  • Cincinnati Post High School All Century Team (1999)

  • Member of the Cincinnati Public Schools' Sports Hall of Fame (2013)

Wherever Nolting played, his teams won ball games and titles

A city championship in high school, two Ohio valley League Championships at the University of Cincinnati, and five divisional and three World Championships in the eight years that he was with the Chicago Bears.

Sports History Maker of the Century

Sports Lodge B'Nai Brith

January 23, 1961

Ray's fellow inductees included Socko Wiethe (played at XU, coach at Rodger Bacon and UC line coach under Ray), Ed Jucker (UC Head Basketball coach, NCAA Champs 1960, 1961) Waite Hoyt (MLB Hall of Fame pitcher for the 1920's New York Yankees, Dan Tehan (Hamilton County Sheriff and head of the NFL Referees)

1936-37

DIAMOND Matchbook Cover

Ray receiving LaRosa's High School Hall of Fame plaque from sportswriter Dick Forbes

1977