H. M. Grey Explained

H. M. Grey
Birth Date:4 July 1896
Birth Place:Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Venice, Florida, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Wisconsin
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1917
Player Team2:Davidson
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1918–1919
Coach Team2:Bailey Military Institute (SC)
Coach Years3:1920–1922
Coach Team3:Davidson
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1918–1919
Coach Team5:Bailey Military Institute (SC)
Coach Years6:1922–1923
Coach Team6:Davidson
Admin Years1:19??–1923
Admin Team1:Davidson
Overall Record:10–15–5 (football)
9–8 (basketball)

Hugh Morton "Wooly" Grey (July 4, 1896 – March 11, 1961) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head coach for Davidson College's football and men's basketball teams as well as the school's athletic director.[1] Grey compiled overall records of 10–15–5 in football and 9–8 in basketball.[2] [3] Grey attended Davidson, in 1917 receiving All-Southern honors for his play on the football team from selectors John Heisman and Dick Jemison. He was also an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin.[4] He also coached the Bailey Military Institute in South Carolina for the 1918-19 seasons.[5]

Grey died while on vacation to visit a son in Venice, Florida in 1961.[6]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coaches. Quips and Cranks (page 130). Davidson College. 1922. July 25, 2013.
  2. Web site: 2010–11 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Yearly results. Davidson College. 2010. Flash. July 25, 2013.
  3. Web site: Davidson College. Game by game results (1920–1924). College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. July 25, 2013. July 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729103001/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/pioneer/davidson/1920-1924_yearly_results.php. dead.
  4. Web site: Davidson College Bulletin. 1921.
  5. News: Bailey Secures Excellent Coach. The Evening Index. April 29, 1918. March 18, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hugh M. Grey, N.C. Textile Official, Dies", The Bee, March 13, 1961, Danville, Virginia