Gary Fallon
{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (1939–1995)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Gary Fallon
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|4|3}}
| birth_place = Watertown, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|4|29|1939|4|3}}
| death_place = Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1958–1961
| player_team1 = Syracuse
| player_years2 = 1962
| player_team2 = Frankfort Falcons
| player_years3 = 1962
| player_team3 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| player_years4 = 1963
| player_team4 = Syracuse Stormers
| player_years5 = 1964–1965
| player_team5 = Mohawk Valley Falcons
| player_years6 = 1966
| player_team6 = Scranton Miners
| player_positions = Fullback, halfback, placekicker, punter, linebacker
| coach_years1 = 1970–1971
| coach_team1 = Ithaca (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1972–1977
| coach_team2 = Princeton (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1978–1994
| coach_team3 = Washington and Lee
| overall_record = 77–84–1
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = 2 ODAC (1981, 1985)
| awards = 3× ODAC Coach of the Year (1981, 1988, 1992)
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Gary R. Fallon (April 3, 1939 – April 29, 1995) was an American gridiron football player and coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/gary-fallon-1.html|title=Gary Fallon|publisher=Sports-Reference|access-date=October 18, 2018}} He played college football at Syracuse University and spent a year playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerf/fall00120.html|title=Gary Fallon|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=October 18, 2018}} American served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia from 1978 to 1994, compiling a record of 77–84–1.{{cite web|url=http://www.generalssports.com/information/hall_of_fame/2001_Class/fallon_gary|title=Gary Fallon|publisher=Washington and Lee Hall of Fame|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024073850/http://www.generalssports.com/information/hall_of_fame/2001_Class/fallon_gary|url-status=dead}}
Fallon was still Washington & Lee's coach when he died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of 56.https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/31790/WLURG39_RTP_19950501.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Washington and Lee Generals
| conf = Old Dominion Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1978
| endyear = 1994
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1979
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1981
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1983
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1984
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1985
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference = 1–2–1
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1989
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 0–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1992
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1993
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Washington and Lee
| overall = 77–84–1
| confrecord = 31–49–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 77–84–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
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References
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Category:United Football League (1961–1964) players