Francis Peay
Tackle, American football player
1944 – 2013
Who was Francis Peay?
Francis G. Peay was an American football offensive tackle and head coach.
Peay played college football at the University of Missouri and was selected in the first round of the 1966 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He also played for the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.
After his playing career, Peay served as the head football coach at Northwestern University from 1986 to 1991. He was the second black head coach in the Big Ten Conference, after his predecessor Dennis Green. His coaching record at Northwestern was 13 wins, 51 losses, and two ties. This ranks him 12th at Northwestern in total wins and 24th at Northwestern in winning percentage. He was succeeded at Northwestern in 1992 by Gary Barnett.
He died September 21, 2013 at the age of 69.
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- Born
- May 23, 1944
Pittsburgh - Education
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- Died
- Sep 21, 2013
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on July 23, 2013
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