Gary Fallon Explained

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: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Fallon. Sports-Reference. October 18, 2018.
  2. Web site: Gary Fallon. Pro Football Archives. October 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: Gary Fallon. Washington and Lee Hall of Fame. October 18, 2018. October 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181024073850/http://www.generalssports.com/information/hall_of_fame/2001_Class/fallon_gary. dead.
  4. https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/31790/WLURG39_RTP_19950501.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y