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Doby Bartling

1913 – 1992

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach

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Lived 1913 – 1992 (aged 79). Doby Bartling was an American basketball coach and american football player.

McNeil "Doby" Bartling Jr. (June 1, 1913 – October 9, 1992) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as head football coach at Vanderbilt University from 1944 to 1945 and at Millsaps College from 1946 to 1950, compiling a career college football record of 24–18–2. Bartling was also the head basketball coach at Millsaps from 1946 to 1951, tallying a mark of 25–63, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1947 to 1949, amassing a record of 15–31. He played football as a quarterback at the University of Mississippi. Bartling came to Vanderbilt in 1943 as an assistant coach after coaching at Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi.

Bartling was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1977. He died of heart failure, on October 9, 1992, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Mississippi
Awards
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Doby Bartling?

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach (1913-1992)

When was Doby Bartling born?

Doby Bartling was born on 1 June 1913.

When did Doby Bartling die?

Doby Bartling died on 9 October 1992 in Jackson, Mississippi.

What was Doby Bartling's occupation?

Doby Bartling was a basketball coach and american football player.

What nationality was Doby Bartling?

Doby Bartling was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Doby Bartling

· Wikidata: Q5286986

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