T. W. Alley

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T. W. Alley
Biographical details
Born(1942-07-27)July 27, 1942
Wytheville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 1993(1993-02-05) (aged 50)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1963–1964William & Mary
1964–1965Richmond Rebels
Position(s)
defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966Princess Anne HS (VA) (assistant)
1967–1968Randolph–Macon (line)
1969–1972Louisville (OL)
1973–1974Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall9–13
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern Conference (1964)

Thomas Walter Alley (July 27, 1942 – February 5, 1993) was an

Boston Patriots, and played for two years with the Richmond Rebels of the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) and Continental Football League (COFL) before joining the coaching staff at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia
.

In 1967 Alley became the line coach at Randolph–Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. In his first season, 1967, the Yellow Jackets finished 7–2 and won the Mason–Dixon Conference and Virginia Small College League (VSCL) championships. In his second and final season, 1968, Randolph–Macon achieved the school's only undefeated, untied season, since the football program's inaugural campaign in 1881, and repeated as Mason–Dixon and VSCL champions.

After serving as an assistant for three seasons, Alley was named as the head coach at the

West Texas State
(21–9).

Alley's 1974 Louisville team finished 4–7 (3–2 in the MVC). The team opened the season with three losses, to

West Texas State (10–8). Alley was fired after two seasons and replaced as Louisville's head coach by Vince Gibson
.

Alley died of an apparent heart attack, on February 5, 1993, at a hospital in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Cardinals (Missouri Valley Conference) (1973–1974)
1973 Louisville 5–6 3–2 T–3rd
1974 Louisville 3–7 3–2 2nd
Louisville: 9–13 6–4
Total: 73–85–6

References

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