George Malley

George Leo Malley (February 10, 1903 – August 14, 1979) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the San Francisco Dons at the University of San Francisco from 1937 to 1940. Before that, he had success as a high school football coach at St. Ignatius High School from 1929 to 1935.

Biography Malley, whose grandfather was an Irish immigrant, was born in Arizona and attended Santa Clara University, where he played college football. He served as the team captain in the early 1920s.

He then coached football at St. Ignatius High School beginning in 1929. He also served on the faculty at the school and taught civics and sociology. St. Ignatius went undefeated from September 1937 until December 1939, when they were finally beaten by Loyola High School of Los Angeles, 12–7, in the California state Catholic prep school championship. The success of Malley's teams prompted the school to promote the program back to the AAA level. Malley could not extend his interscholastic success to the college level, however. At the University of San Francisco, he amassed an 14–16–6 record during his tenure from 1937 to 1940. In 1939, a San Francisco newspaper article before the game against Loyola had a headline quote that referred to Malley's worries over the hot weather conditions his team would face in Los Angeles. A San Jose Evening News writer sardonically noted that, with Malley's extensive bad luck on the football field, "the heat may be on from several sources!" Malley resigned as San Francisco head coach in February 1941.

Malley died on August 14, 1979.

Malley was named among the "Legends of USF Athletics" in 2005. His son, Pat Malley, coached football at Santa Clara University from 1959 to 1984. His grandson, Terry Malley, succeeded Pat Malley as Santa Clara head coach.

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