Gary Fallon

Gary Fallon
Biographical details
Born	April 3, 1939; Watertown, New York, U.S.
Died	April 29, 1995 (aged 56); Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1958–1961	Syracuse
1962	Frankfort Falcons
1962	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1963	Syracuse Stormers
1964–1965	Mohawk Valley Falcons
1966	Scranton Miners
Position(s)	Fullback, halfback, placekicker, punter, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1971	Ithaca (assistant)
1972–1977	Princeton (assistant)
1978–1994	Washington and Lee
Head coaching record
Overall	77–84–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 ODAC (1981, 1985)
Awards
	3× ODAC Coach of the Year (1981, 1988, 1992)

Gary R. Fallon (April 3, 1939 – April 29, 1995) was an American gridiron football player and coach.^[1] He played college football at Syracuse University and spent a year playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[2] American served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia from 1978 to 1994, compiling a record of 77–84–1.^[3]

Fallon was still Washington & Lee's coach when he died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 56.^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Washington and Lee Generals (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1978–1994)
1978	Washington and Lee	2–8	1–3	T–4th
1979	Washington and Lee	4–6	1–3	T–4th
1980	Washington and Lee	6–4	2–3	T–4th
1981	Washington and Lee	8–2	4–1	1st
1982	Washington and Lee	5–4	3–2	T–2nd
1983	Washington and Lee	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1984	Washington and Lee	6–4	2–3	4th
1985	Washington and Lee	7–2	4–1	T–1st
1986	Washington and Lee	2–7	1–4	T–4th
1987	Washington and Lee	3–6	1–4	T–4th
1988	Washington and Lee	5–3–1	1–2–1	T–3rd
1989	Washington and Lee	5–5	1–3	T–4th
1990	Washington and Lee	5–5	1–3	T–4th
1991	Washington and Lee	1–9	0–5	6th
1992	Washington and Lee	5–4	2–3	T–3rd
1993	Washington and Lee	2–8	1–4	T–4th
1994	Washington and Lee	5–4	2–3	5th
Washington and Lee:		77–84–1	31–49–1
Total:		77–84–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Gary Fallon". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Gary Fallon". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Gary Fallon". Washington and Lee Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/31790/WLURG39_RTP_19950501.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y ^{[bare URL PDF]}