Edward J. Daley

Edward John Daley (September 10, 1887 – June 21, 1955) was an American athlete and coach who played baseball and football at Dartmouth College and coached both sports at Colby College.

Athletics Daley was born on September 10, 1887, in North Stratford, New Hampshire, to Edward and Bridget (O'Dowd) Daley. On November 18, 1910, Daley was elected captain of the Dartmouth football team for the 1911 season. On June 27, 1911, he was elected captain of the baseball team for the 1912 season. He was the first Dartmouth athlete since Johnny Glaze in 1907–08 to captain both teams. In 1912, Daley became a physical instructor and football and baseball coach at Colby College.

Later life In 1916, Daley was elected register of deeds for Coös County, New Hampshire. He was one of only six Democrats elected to New Hampshire's 80 county offices in that election. During World War I, he served in the Student Army Training Corps at Harvard University. He was captain of the Harvard SATC football team in 1918. After the war, he worked in auto sales in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. They had two children.