H. M. Grey

H. M. Grey

Grey pictured in Quips and Cranks 1921, Davidson yearbook
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1896-07-04)July 4, 1896
Iredell County, North Carolina
Died March 11, 1961(1961-03-11) (aged 64)
Venice, Florida
Alma mater University of Wisconsin
Playing career
Football
1917 Davidson
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1919 Bailey Military Institute (SC)
1920–1922 Davidson
Basketball
1918–1919 Bailey Military Institute (SC)
1922–1923 Davidson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
19??–1923 Davidson
Head coaching record
Overall 10–15–5 (football)
9–8 (basketball)

Hugh Morton "Wooly" Grey (July 4, 1896 – March 11, 1961) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head coach for Davidson College's football and men's basketball teams as well as the school's athletic director.[1] Grey compiled overall records of 10–15–5 in football and 9–8 in basketball.[2][3] Grey attended Davidson, in 1917 receiving All-Southern honors for his play on the football team from selectors John Heisman and Dick Jemison. He was also an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin.[4] He also coached the Bailey Military Institute in South Carolina for the 1918-19 seasons.[5]

He died while on vacation to visit a son in Venice, Florida in 1961.[6]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank#
Davidson Wildcats (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920 Davidson 5–5
1921 Davidson 3–4–3
1922 Davidson 2–6–2
Total: 10–15–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Davidson Wildcats (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922–1923 Davidson 9–8
Total: 9–8

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Coaches". Quips and Cranks (page 130). Davidson College. 1922. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  2. "2010–11 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (Flash). Yearly results. Davidson College. 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  3. "Davidson College". Game by game results (1920–1924). College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. https://archive.org/stream/davidsoncollegeb19201921#page/14/mode/2up
  5. "Bailey Secures Excellent Coach". The Evening Index. April 29, 1918. Retrieved March 18, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hugh M. Grey, N.C. Textile Official, Dies", The Bee, Monday, March 13, 1961, Danville, Virginia, United States Of America
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