Raymond Nesser (March 22, 1898 – September 2, 1969) was a professional American football player in the "Ohio League" prior to the formation of the National Football League (NFL) for the Columbus Panhandles.
While he did appear in photos advertising the Panhandles, he did not play in many games with the club.
While the rest of the Nessers became boilermakers for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Ray decided not to follow his brothers footsteps.
According to The Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper on June 6, 1927, Ray, a corporal with the Columbus Police Department, chased and shot an Angelo Furne who fled from the scene of an accident.
Nesser fearing that he may have had gun, fired along with his partner an "Officer Knight" and shot Furne killing him.