D. Leo Daley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

D. Leo Daley

American football player and coach

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1895

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 19-Aug-1979

Profession: head coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About D. Leo Daley

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Daley also served as an assistant superintendent for the Boston Public School system and as President of the Boston College Varsity Club.
  • He was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.

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