Gary Fallon | |
Birth Date: | 3 April 1939 |
Birth Place: | Watertown, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1958–1961 |
Player Team1: | Syracuse |
Player Years2: | 1962 |
Player Team2: | Frankfort Falcons |
Player Years3: | 1962 |
Player Team3: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Player Years4: | 1963 |
Player Team4: | Syracuse Stormers |
Player Years5: | 1964–1965 |
Player Team5: | Mohawk Valley Falcons |
Player Years6: | 1966 |
Player Team6: | Scranton Miners |
Player Positions: | Fullback, halfback, placekicker, punter, linebacker |
Coach Years1: | 1970–1971 |
Coach Team1: | Ithaca (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1972–1977 |
Coach Team2: | Princeton (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1978–1994 |
Coach Team3: | Washington and Lee |
Overall Record: | 77–84–1 |
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]