Ed Foley Sr.

Foley attended Woburn High School in Woburn, Massachusetts. During his sophomore year, Foley batted .400 and pitched a no-hitter for the school's baseball team and was a top basketball guard in the Northeastern Conference. He became the football team's starting quarterback during his junior season.{{cite news|author=Dalton, Ernest|title=Junior Quarterback, Foley, Brightens Woburn Outlook|work=The Boston Globe|date=October 3, 1960}} He completed 66 of 96 passes and threw for 10 touchdowns.{{cite news|author=Singelais, Neil|title=Why's Woburn N.E. Choice? Fast Backs, 220-Pound Line|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 7, 1961}} As a senior, Foley led Woburn's football team to an undefeated season, was named to the Boston Globe All-Scholastic team, and was chosen as a Scholastic Magazine All-Star by the Associated Press.{{cite news|author=Nason, Jerry|title=H vs.Y Usually Uneventful Rout|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 25, 1961}}{{cite news|title=Leo Picked Second Time on Globe All-Scholastic|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 26, 1961}}{{cite news|title=Haverhill Ace Makes National 2d All-Team|work=The Boston Globe|date=January 12, 1962}} He was also named to the Globe's All-Hoop Second team and as a "bench" player on the Globe's All-Scholastic baseball team.{{cite news|title=Globe's All-Hoop Teams|work=The Boston Globe|date=March 18, 1962}}{{cite news|title=Globe's All-Scholastic|work=The Boston Globe|date=June 17, 1962}}

Foley was recruited to Boston College by Bob Cousy. He averaged 30 points per game for the Boston College freshman team, but gave the sport up after one season because he believed that he would be better at football and baseball. During the 1964 season, Foley began pressing Larry Marzetti for the starting quarterback job.{{cite news|author=Hurwirz, Hy|title=Marzetti's Job Unsafe|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 24, 1964}} He replaced Marzetti as starter for the team's October 10 game against Tennessee.{{cite news|author=Fitzgerald, Tom|title=Foley to Start: Cinci Boasts 3 Speedsters|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 24, 1964}} Head coach Jim Miller played both Foley and Marzetti against undefeated Villanova.{{cite news|title=Miller to Alternate B.C. Quarterbacks|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 6, 1964}} BC won the game 8 to 7 after Foley led a late touchdown drive and ran in a two-point conversion.{{cite news|title=Foley Saw Opening, Raced in for Victory|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 8, 1964}} Foley finished the year completing 72 of 144 passes for 947 yards with four touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also had 56 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1964.html |title=1964 Boston College Eagles Stats |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=March 3, 2019}} Foley began the 1965 season as BC's starting quarterback, however after throwing three interceptions in a 17–0 loss to Penn State he was benched in favor of junior John Blair.{{cite news|author=Rosa, Francis|title=Three Interceptions Leave Ed Foley a Blue Eagle|work=The Boston Globe|date=October 10, 1965}}{{cite news|title=Blair Eagles' QB Against Richmond|work=The Boston Globe|date=October 20, 1965}} Miller played both Blair and Foley in a 27 to 6 loss to Miami and returned Foley to the starring role the following week for the team's Senior day game against William & Mary.{{cite news|author=Birtwell, Roger|title=B.C. Awaits X-Rays On Smith's Injury|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 7, 1965}}{{cite news|author=Ahern, John|title=Home Edge Works in B.C's Favor|work=The Boston Globe|date=November 13, 1965}} In that game, Foley broke Jack Concannon's record for passing yards and total yards in a game with 300 passing yards and 317 yards of total offense. He finished the season completing 57 of 120 passes for 979 yards with five touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also had 266 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1965.html |title=1965 Boston College Eagles Stats |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=March 3, 2019}} He finished his BC career with 129 completions in 263 attempts (49.1%), 1916 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.{{cite web |url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/passing-records.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-01-16 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525114814/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/passing-records.pdf |archivedate=May 25, 2011 }}

In 1971, Foley moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where he worked as a regional manager for Confederation Life.{{cite news|author=Fleischman, Bill|title=For Cherry Hill's Foley, Flutie's Exploits Hace Special Meaning|work=The Philadelphia Daily News|date=December 3, 1984}} He and his wife Sue had four sons and two daughters. Their eldest son, Ed Jr. played offensive line at Bucknell University and has since worked as a coach. Their second oldest, Cliff (1969–2018) was a starting quarterback at Cherry Hill High School East and played baseball at Villanova.{{cite news |last1=Narducci |first1=Marc |title=Temple interim Ed Foley coaching Thursday's Independence Bowl vs. Duke with a heavy heart |url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple-football-duke-independence-bowl-preview-ed-foley-20181226.html |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=December 26, 2018}} Cliff was succeeded as East's quarterback by his brother Glenn, who led the school to its first championship and followed in his father's footsteps by playing quarterback at Boston College before moving on to the NFL.{{cite news|author=McKee, Don|title=King of Diamonds, Fields and Courts|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=April 16, 1989}} Their youngest son, Kevin, followed Glenn at East and signed with the Maryland Terrapins after high school. After two seasons backing up Scott Milanovich, he transferred to Boston University in order to receive more playing time.{{cite news|author=O'Leary, Jack|title=College Football Foley II|work=Boston Herald|date=January 24, 1995}} He has remained in sports as a producer for NFL Films, NASCAR Productions, and the NFL Network and as a regional manager for XOS Digital.{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Josh |title=Then and now: Cherry Hill East football great Kevin Foley |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2017/09/30/then-and-now-cherry-hill-east-football-great-kevin-foley/708249001/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=The Courier-Post |date=September 30, 2017}}

In 1998, Foley donated a kidney to his wife, who had lost both of hers to polycystic kidney disease.{{cite news|author=Cannizzaro, Mark|title=Profiles in Courage; Foleys Recount Fear, Emotion of Double Kidney Transplant|work=The New York Post|date=November 14, 1998}}

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