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{{Short description|American football player, coach and university administrator}}
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|name=Pat Filley
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| name = Pat Filley
|birth_date=c. 1923
| image = Pat Filley.jpg
|birth_place=Chicago, Illinois
| caption = Filley as a wrestler, 1939
|death_date=April 13, 2000
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|6|26}}
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|death_place=[[Winter Garden, Florida]]
| birth_place = [[South Bend, Indiana]], U.S.
|Position=[[Offensive tackle|T]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|4|13|1922|6|26}}
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|College=[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
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| death_place = [[Winter Garden, Florida]], U.S.
|DraftedYear=1944
| player_sport1 = Football
|DraftedRound=12
| player_years2 = 1942–1944
|DraftedPick=119
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| player_team2 = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
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| player_positions = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
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'''Patrick J. Filley''' (June 26, 1922 – April 13, 2000) was an American [[college football]] player, coach, and university administrator.
'''Patrick J. Filley''' (c. 1923 - April 13, 2000) was an [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]], [[Coach (sport)|coach]] and university administrator. He was a native of [[South Bend, Indiana]], who played [[college football]] for the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish]]. He was also a state champion [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestler]] at Central High School in South Bend. In his four years as a football player at Notre Dame, the Irish lost only five games. Filley was twice selected captain of the Notre Dame football team, including the [[1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1943 national championship team]]. He was a consensus [[All-American]] at the guard position in [[1943 College Football All-America Team|1943]].


Filley was born in 1922 in [[South Bend, Indiana]].<ref>Draft Registration card for Patrick Joseph Filley, born June 26, 1922, South Bend, Indiana. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 241.</ref> 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.<ref>Birth certificate for Patrick Joseph Filley, born June 26, 1922, at South Bend, Indiana.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Risk Clean Records in Mat Tourney|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=February 17, 1939|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113598992/pat-filley/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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After [[World War II]], Filley served for 29 years as a coach and administrator at [[Cornell University]] from 1945–1984, 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.

In the fall of 1940, Filley enrolled at [[Notre Dame University]]. In his four years as a football player at Notre Dame, the Irish lost only five games. Filley was twice selected captain of the Notre Dame football team, including the [[1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1943 national championship team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pat Filley Named Irish Grid Captain|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=December 9, 1942|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113599300/pat-filley/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rename Filley as N.D. Captain|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=July 30, 1944|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113599205/pat-filley/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He was a consensus [[All-American]] at the guard position in [[1943 College Football All-America Team|1943]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Football Award Winners|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2016|access-date=October 21, 2017|page=8|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf}}</ref>

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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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Cornell administrator Filley dies in Florida at 77|newspaper=The Ithaca Journal|date=April 15, 2000|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113599458/pat-filley/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Filley died in [[Winter Garden, Florida]], in 2000 at age 77.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former N.D. football captain Filley dies|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=April 15, 2000|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113599525/pat-filley/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020906025600/http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/00/4.20.00/obit.html Obituary]
* {{Find a Grave}}


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Latest revision as of 18:01, 17 March 2024

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

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 Notre Dame University. In his four years as a football player at Notre Dame, the Irish lost only five games. Filley was twice selected captain of the Notre Dame football team, including the 1943 national championship team.[4][5] He was a consensus All-American at the guard position in 1943.[6]

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]

References

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  1. ^ Draft Registration card for Patrick Joseph Filley, born June 26, 1922, South Bend, Indiana. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 241.
  2. ^ Birth certificate for Patrick Joseph Filley, born June 26, 1922, at South Bend, Indiana.
  3. ^ "Risk Clean Records in Mat Tourney". The South Bend Tribune. February 17, 1939. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pat Filley Named Irish Grid Captain". The South Bend Tribune. December 9, 1942. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rename Filley as N.D. Captain". The South Bend Tribune. July 30, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Former Cornell administrator Filley dies in Florida at 77". The Ithaca Journal. April 15, 2000. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Former N.D. football captain Filley dies". The South Bend Tribune. April 15, 2000. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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