| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1901 Lascassas, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1969 (aged 68) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1920 | Middle Tennessee |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1920 | Middle Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1936 | Carthage HS (TN) |
| 1937–1942 | Union (TN) |
| 1948 | Union (TN) |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1937 | Carthage HS (TN) |
| 1937–? | Union (TN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–1945 | Union (TN) |
| 1948–1949 | Union (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–31–2 |
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]
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]
- ^ "William Delay". Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "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
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- ^ "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 .
- ^ "State Hall Takes DeLay". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. January 5, 1977. p. 29. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fred Delay". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. September 26, 1969. p. 6. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
