Lee Hayley

Lee Hayley
Biographical details
Bornc. 1930
Ensley, Alabama, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1997 (age 67)
Playing career
1950–1952Auburn
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1962McNeese State (assistant)
1963–1966Auburn (assistant)
1967–1971North Carolina (DC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–1981Auburn
1981–1994Georgia (sr. assoc. AD)

Lee Hayley (c. 1930 – September 20, 1997) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.

A native of Ensley, Alabama, Hayley enrolled at Auburn University where he played college football from 1950 to 1952. He was captain of the 1952 Auburn Tigers football team under head coach Ralph Jordan.

Hayley served in the military after graduating from Auburn. He then began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Auburn in 1955.[1] From 1956 to 1962, he served as an assistant football coach at McNeese State and, from 1963 to 1966, an assistant coach at Auburn.[2] From 1967 to 1971, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina. From 1972 to 1981, he was the athletic director at Auburn.[1][3] From 1981 to 1994, he served as senior associate athletic director at the University of Georgia.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Former Auburn athletic director Hayley dies at 67". Gadsden Times. September 21, 1997.
  2. ^ "Dooley gets Georgia athletic director post". Rome News-Tribune. February 19, 1981.
  3. ^ "Hayley Is Named As Athletic Director". The Spartanburg Herald. February 24, 1972. p. D3.
  4. ^ "Hayley takes Georgia post". Rome News-Tribune. February 19, 1981.