George Thomas Barclay(May 24, 1910 – October 6, 1997) was an Americancollege footballplayer and coach. He served as the head football coach atWashington and Lee Universityfrom 1949 to 1951 and at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillfrom 1953 to 1955, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 28–30–2. Barclay was a standoutguardandlinebackerat North Carolina. He was a three-year starting player from 1932 to 1934. Barclay made the first team All-Southern Conferenceas a guard in 1933 and 1934 and was anAll-Americanin 1934.
 Barclay pictured inYackety Yack 1956,North Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1910 |
| Died | October 6, 1997(aged 87) Asheville, North Carolina,U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1934 | North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Guard,linebacker |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936 | VMI(line) |
| 1937–1939 | North Carolina(asst. freshmen) |
| 1940 | Oberlin(line) |
| 1941–1942 | Dartmouth(line) |
| 1943 | Georgia Pre-Flight(assistant) |
| 1946 | Dartmouth(line) |
| 1947–1948 | Maryland(assistant) |
| 1949–1951 | Washington and Lee |
| 1952 | North Carolina(assistant) |
| 1953–1955 | North Carolina |
| 1957–1966 | North Carolina(assistant) |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1942–1943 | Dartmouth |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–30–2 (football) 14–0–1 (ice hockey) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1SoCon(1950) | |
| Awards | |
| |
Early life and playing career
editA native ofNatrona, Pennsylvania,Barclay attendedThe Kiski SchoolinSaltsburg, Pennsylvania.[1]
Coaching career
editWhile serving as head coach atWashington and Lee University,Barclay took the Generals to their only postseason bowl appearance, leading the1950 Washington and Lee Generals football teamto theGator Bowl,where they were beaten byWyoming.He was named theSouthern Conferenceand Virginia Coach of the Year. Barclay became an assistant coach at Carolina underCarl Snavely.Snavely was a proponent of thesingle-wingoffense but thought Carolina's players were more suited to thesplit-Tformation, and Barclay helped install it there. In 1953, he was hired as the head football coach. Barclay was dismissed from his alma mater in 1955, and replaced byJim Tatum,who had been a teammate with him at Carolina.
Death and honors
editBarclay died in the early morning hours of October 6, 1997, at his home inAsheville, North Carolina,following a heart attack.[2][3]The George Barclay Award for outstanding linebacker at North Carolina named in his honor. He was inducted to theNorth Carolina Sports Hall of Famein 1976.[4]Barclay Road inChapel Hill, North Carolinais named after him.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee Generals(Southern Conference)(1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Washington and Lee | 3–5–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Washington and Lee | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st | LGator | ||||
| 1951 | Washington and Lee | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| Washington and Lee: | 17–12–1 | 14–2–1 | |||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | North Carolina | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1954 | North Carolina | 4–5–1 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955 | North Carolina | 3–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| North Carolina: | 11–18–1 | 9–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–30–2 | ||||||||
| National championshipConference titleConference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Ice hockey
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Indians(Quadrangular League)(1942–1943) | |||||||||
| 1942–43 | Dartmouth | 14–0–1 | |||||||
| Dartmouth: | 14–0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–0–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^"1955 Football Blue Book".University of North Carolina.1955. p. 4.RetrievedSeptember 30,2021– viaInternet Archive.
- ^Elling, Steve (October 7, 1997)."UNC Great Barclay dies at 87".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina.p. 7C.RetrievedSeptember 30,2021– viaNewspapers.com
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- ^"Natrona Native, fist UNC All-America".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.TPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Associated Press.October 8, 1997. p. B6.RetrievedSeptember 30,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"George Barclay".North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2011.RetrievedNovember 12,2011.