Fred DeLay

Fred DeLay
Biographical details
Born	January 17, 1901; Lascassas, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	September 25, 1969 (aged 68); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1920	Middle Tennessee
Baseball
c. 1920	Middle Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1936	Carthage HS (TN)
1937–1942	Union (TN)
1948	Union (TN)
Basketball
1931–1937	Carthage HS (TN)
1937–?	Union (TN)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1945	Union (TN)
1948–1949	Union (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall	33–31–2

William Fred DeLay (January 17, 1901 – September 25, 1969)^[1] was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee from 1937 to 1942 and again in 1948. DeLay was also the athletic director at Union from 1937 to 1945 and 1948 to 1949.^[2]

DeLay was born and raised in Lascassas, Tennessee. He played college football and college baseball at Middle Tennessee State Normal School—now known as Middle Tennessee State University and earned a master's degree at Peabody College.^[3]^[4] He died at the age of 68, on September 25, 1969, at Parkview Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.^[5]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1941)
1937	Union (Tennessee)	1–8–1	0–5–1	30th
1938	Union (Tennessee)	4–6	2–3	T–18th
1939	Union (Tennessee)	7–2	3–2	T–12th
1940	Union (Tennessee)	6–3	3–1	8th
1941	Union (Tennessee)	5–3–1	3–1–1	T–6th
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Independent) (1942)
1942	Union (Tennessee)	7–2
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Independent) (1948)
1948	Union (Tennessee)	3–7
Union (Tennessee):		33–31–2	11–12–2
Total:		33–31–2

References

^ "William Delay". Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "Fred Delay Named Union University Athletic Director". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. July 12, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fred Delay Return To Union University As Athletic Director". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. June 15, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "State Hall Takes DeLay". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. January 5, 1977. p. 29. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fred Delay". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. September 26, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "William Delay". Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[2] "Fred Delay Named Union University Athletic Director". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. July 12, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Fred Delay Return To Union University As Athletic Director". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. June 15, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "State Hall Takes DeLay". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. January 5, 1977. p. 29. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Fred Delay". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. September 26, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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