Rick Tolley
American football player and coach (1940–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rickey Dale Tolley (January 6, 1940 – November 14, 1970) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Marshall University during the 1969 and 1970 seasons. He died in the 1970 plane crash that killed all of the crew and passengers, including most of the Marshall football team and coaching staff and several team boosters.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1940-01-06)January 6, 1940 Havaco, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 14, 1970(1970-11-14) (aged 30) Kenova, West Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1958–1961 | Virginia Tech |
Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1965–1966 | Ferrum (assistant) |
1968 | Wake Forest (DL) |
1969–1970 | Marshall |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–13 |
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