| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1942-07-27)July 27, 1942 Wytheville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 1993(1993-02-05) (aged 50) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1964 | William & Mary |
| 1964–1965 | Richmond Rebels |
| Position(s) | Tackle,defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966 | Princess Anne HS (VA) (assistant) |
| 1967–1968 | Randolph–Macon (line) |
| 1969–1972 | Louisville (OL) |
| 1973–1974 | Louisville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–13 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern Conference (1964) | |
Thomas Walter Alley (July 27, 1942 – February 5, 1993) was anAmerican football player and coach. Alley was an All-Southern Conferencetackle and 1964 graduate ofThe College of William and Mary. He held an M.Ed. from William and Mary, was drafted by thePittsburgh Steelers andBoston Patriots, and played for two years with the Richmond Rebels of theAtlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) andContinental Football League (COFL) before joining the coaching staff atPrincess Anne High School inVirginia Beach, Virginia.
In 1967 Alley became the line coach atRandolph–Macon College inAshland, Virginia. In his first season, 1967, the Yellow Jackets finished 7–2 and won theMason–Dixon Conference and Virginia Small College League (VSCL) championships. In his second and final season, 1968, Randolph–Macon achieved the school's only undefeated, untied season, since the football program's inaugural campaign in 1881, and repeated as Mason–Dixon and VSCL champions.
After serving as an assistant for three seasons, Alley was named as the head coach at theUniversity of Louisville for the 1973 season, succeedingLee Corso. Alley's 1973 Cardinals team was 5–6 in his first year (3–2 in theMissouri Valley Conference (MVC). The team ended the year with a two-game winning streak, posting victories againstFurman (35–14) andWest Texas State (21–9).
Alley's 1974 Louisville team finished 4–7 (3–2 in the MVC). The team opened the season with three losses, toMemphis State (16–10),Auburn (16–3) andCincinnati (7–6). The Cardinals won their first two conference games, againstWichita State (14–7) andNorth Texas State (24–10), before losing toDrake (38–35),Mississippi State (56–7) and theTulsa (37–7). After a win againstDayton (20–15), Louisville lost toVanderbilt (44–0) before closing with a victory againstWest Texas State (10–8). Alley was fired after two seasons and replaced as Louisville's head coach byVince Gibson.
Alley died of an apparent heart attack, on February 5, 1993, at a hospital inRock Hill, South Carolina.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Cardinals(Missouri Valley Conference)(1973–1974) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Louisville | 5–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1974 | Louisville | 4–7 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Louisville: | 9–13 | 6–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 73–85–6 | ||||||||
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