Pat Filley

Pat Filley

Filley as a wrestler, 1939
Biographical details
Born	(1922-06-26)June 26, 1922 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2000(2000-04-13) (aged 77) Winter Garden, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1942–1944	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Guard
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National (1943)
Awards
Consensus All-American (1943) Second-team All-American (1944)

Patrick J. Filley (June 26, 1922 – April 13, 2000) was an American college football player, coach, and university administrator.

Filley was born in 1922 in South Bend, Indiana.^[1] His father E. J. Filley was an Indiana native and a laborer. His mother Rose (McHugh) Filley was also an Indiana native and a housewife.^[2] He grew up in South Bend and attended that city's Central High School, playing football and competing as a middleweight for the wrestling team.^[3]

In the fall of 1940, Filley enrolled at

Filley was hired as an assistant coach at Cornell University in March 1945. He served for 29 years as a coach and administrator at Cornell, He was first hired as the freshman team football coach. In 1955, he became an administrator, having responsibility over the years as assistant to the athletic director, ticket manager, athletic business manager, associate director of athletics in charge of operations, and associate athletic director in charge of scheduling. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.^[7]

Filley died in Winter Garden, Florida, in 2000 at age 77.^[8]

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