Farley Moody Explained

Farley Moody
Birth Date:18 September 1891
Birth Place:Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Argonne Forest, France
Player Years1:19091912
Player Team1:Alabama
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Years1:1915
Coach Team1:Alabama (acting co-HC)
Awards:All-Southern (1912)

Farley William Moody (September 18, 1891 – October 11, 1918) was an American college football player and a lawyer.[1]

Early years

Farley Moody was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on September 18, 1891, to Frank Sims Moody and Mary Farley Maxwell.

University of Alabama

At Alabama he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

Playing career

Moody was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama from 1909 to 1912.

1910

Moody made the field goal to beat Tulane 5 to 3 in 1910.

1911

Moody scored two touchdowns, including a 40-yard punt return, and added four extra points in the 24 to 0 win over Howard in 1911.

1912

Moody was captain of the 1912 team.[2] He was selected All-Southern.[3] He later died in France while serving in the First World War during the Battle of the Argonne Forest just a month before the Armistice.

Coaching career

1915

He coached the 1915 team with athletic director B. L. Noojin after coach Kelley was hospitalized with typhoid fever.[4] [5] The pair had a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

Wartime service

Lieutenant Moody died in France while serving in the First World War during the Battle of the Argonne Forest just a month before the Armistice.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 1912. The Catalogue of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. 49. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. 1918.
  2. Web site: 1912 season. December 18, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105000/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/12-m-footbl-recaps.pdf. dead.
  3. Book: Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. 25, 65.
  4. Web site: Notable Comeback Victories. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129083629/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/20140929facts-and-figures.pdf. November 29, 2014.
  5. Web site: Nick Saban Era Begins.
  6. News: Entire City Saddened by the Killing of Lieut. Farley Moody on Battle Front in France. The Tuscaloosa News. November 6, 1918. 6. November 8, 2017. Newspapers.com.