Gary Fallon
American gridiron football player and coach (1939–1995)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-04-03)April 3, 1939 Watertown, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 29, 1995(1995-04-29) (aged 56) Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1958–1961 | Syracuse |
1962 | Frankfort Falcons |
1962 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1963 | Syracuse Stormers |
1964–1965 | Mohawk Valley Falcons |
1966 | Scranton Miners |
Position(s) | Fullback, halfback, placekicker, punter, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1970–1971 | Ithaca (assistant) |
1972–1977 | Princeton (assistant) |
1978–1994 | Washington and Lee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 77–84–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 ODAC (1981, 1985) | |
Awards | |
3× ODAC Coach of the Year (1981, 1988, 1992) | |
Gary R. Fallon (April 3, 1939 – April 29, 1995) was an American gridiron football player and coach.[1] He played college football at Syracuse University and spent a year playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[2] American served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia from 1978 to 1994, compiling a record of 77–84–1.[3]
Fallon was still Washington & Lee's coach when he died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 56.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington and Lee Generals (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1978–1994) | |||||||||
1978 | Washington and Lee | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1979 | Washington and Lee | 4–6 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1980 | Washington and Lee | 6–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1981 | Washington and Lee | 8–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
1982 | Washington and Lee | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1983 | Washington and Lee | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1984 | Washington and Lee | 6–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
1985 | Washington and Lee | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1986 | Washington and Lee | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1987 | Washington and Lee | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1988 | Washington and Lee | 5–3–1 | 1–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1989 | Washington and Lee | 5–5 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1990 | Washington and Lee | 5–5 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1991 | Washington and Lee | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1992 | Washington and Lee | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1993 | Washington and Lee | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1994 | Washington and Lee | 5–4 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
Washington and Lee: | 77–84–1 | 31–49–1 | |||||||
Total: | 77–84–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Gary Fallon". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Gary Fallon". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Gary Fallon". Washington and Lee Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/31790/WLURG39_RTP_19950501.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y [bare URL PDF]
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