Fred DeLay

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]

Fred DeLay
Biographical details
Born(1901-01-17)January 17, 1901
Lascassas, Tennessee
DiedSeptember 25, 1969(1969-09-25) (aged 68)
Nashville, Tennessee
Playing career
Football
c. 1920Middle Tennessee
Baseball
c. 1920Middle Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1936Carthage HS (TN)
1937–1942Union (TN)
1948Union (TN)
Basketball
1931–1937Carthage HS (TN)
1937–?Union (TN)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1945Union (TN)
1948–1949Union (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall39–34–2

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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1941)
1937 Union (Tennessee) 1–8–10–5–130th
1938 Union (Tennessee) 4–62–3T–18th
1939 Union (Tennessee) 7–23–2T–12th
1940 Union (Tennessee) 6–33–18th
1940 Union (Tennessee) 6–31–4T–24th
1941 Union (Tennessee) 5–3–13–1–1T–6th
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Independent) (1942)
1942 Union (Tennessee) 7–2
Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs (Independent) (1948)
1948 Union (Tennessee) 3–7
Union (Tennessee): 39–34–212–16–2
Total:39–34–2

References
  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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