D. Leo Daley
Daley pictured in Sub Turri 1916, Boston College yearbook | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Boston, Massachusetts | March 26, 1895
Died |
August 19, 1979 84) Barnstable, Massachusetts | (aged
Playing career | |
1912–1915 | Boston College |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
?–1926 | Boston English HS (MA) |
1927 | Boston College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–4 |
Statistics |
Daniel Leo Daley (March 26, 1895 – August 19, 1979) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Boston College in 1927, compiling a record of 4–4.
Daley was a three-year starter at guard and elected captain as a sophomore in 1913. He also earned varsity letters in track and baseball. In 1927, he became the first BC graduate to become full-time head football coach. He had been the football coach at English High School of Boston and was given a one-year contract.[1] Despite losing four-year starting quarterback Joe McKenney and having only 12 returning lettermen, Daley coached his team to a respectable 4–4 record. Daley, however, decided to return to coaching at English after his only season as BC coach as was replaced by assistant Joe McKenney.
Daley later worked as a college football official. He was the umpire at the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.[2] Daley also served as an assistant superintendent for the Boston Public School system[3] and as President of the Boston College Varsity Club. He was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Boston College Eagles (Independent) (1927) | |||||||||
1927 | Boston College | 4–4 | |||||||
Boston College: | 4–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 4–4 |
References
- ↑ AP (December 25, 1926). "DALEY CHOSEN COACH AT BOSTON COLLEGE; Alumnus is Selected to Succeed Cavanaugh as the Head Football Mentor". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ↑ AP (December 21, 1947). "Curtis Cotton Bowl Referee". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ↑ Full text of "Report"
- ↑ Player Bio: D. Leo Daley - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site
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