Wray attended Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, where he lettered in baseball and football.

[6] In 1932, Wray was named head coach of the Boston Braves, a National Football League expansion team.

[8] In 1933, Wray's former teammate and fellow assistant at Penn, Bert Bell convinced him to become coach of the expansion Philadelphia Eagles.

By 1936, the club was suffering significant financial losses and was offered for sale at a public auction.

[11] In 1941, Wray served as an assistant to Ank Scanlan at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia.

In 1943, Scanlan's war commitments limited him to only being able to coach on game day and Wray led the team the rest of the week.