George T. Barclay

George T. Barclay
	Barclay pictured in Yackety Yack 1956, North Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born	May 24, 1910
Died	October 6, 1997 (aged 87); Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1932–1934	North Carolina
Position(s)	Guard, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936	VMI (line)
1937–1939	North Carolina (asst. freshmen)
1940	Oberlin (line)
1941–1942	Dartmouth (line)
1943	Georgia Pre-Flight (assistant)
1946	Dartmouth (line)
1947–1948	Maryland (assistant)
1949–1951	Washington and Lee
1952	North Carolina (assistant)
1953–1955	North Carolina
1957–1966	North Carolina (assistant)
Ice hockey
1942–1943	Dartmouth
Head coaching record
Overall	28–30–2 (football); 14–0–1 (ice hockey)
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 SoCon (1950)
Awards
	First-team All-American (1934); Third-team All-American (1933); North Carolina Tar Heels No. 99 retired;

George Thomas Barclay (May 24, 1910 – October 6, 1997) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington and Lee University from 1949 to 1951 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1953 to 1955, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 28–30–2. Barclay was a standout guard and linebacker at North Carolina. He was a three-year starting player from 1932 to 1934. Barclay made the first team All-Southern Conference as a guard in 1933 and 1934 and was an All-American in 1934.

Early life and playing career[edit]

A native of Natrona, Pennsylvania, Barclay attended The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Coaching career[edit]

While serving as head coach at Washington and Lee University, Barclay took the Generals to their only postseason bowl appearance, leading the 1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team to the Gator Bowl, where they were beaten by Wyoming. He was named the Southern Conference and Virginia Coach of the Year. Barclay became an assistant coach at Carolina under Carl Snavely. Snavely was a proponent of the single-wing offense but thought Carolina's players were more suited to the split-T formation, and Barclay helped install it there. In 1953, he was hired as the head football coach. Barclay was dismissed from his alma mater in 1955, and replaced by Jim Tatum, who had been a teammate with him at Carolina.

Death and honors[edit]

Barclay died in the early morning hours of October 6, 1997, at his home in Asheville, North Carolina, following a heart attack.^[2]^[3] The George Barclay Award for outstanding linebacker at North Carolina named in his honor. He was inducted to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.^[4] Barclay Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is named after him.

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1949–1951)
1949	Washington and Lee	3–5–1	3–1–1	3rd
1950	Washington and Lee	8–3	6–0	1st	L Gator
1951	Washington and Lee	6–4	5–1	T–3rd
Washington and Lee:		17–12–1	14–2–1
North Carolina Tar Heels (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1955)
1953	North Carolina	4–6	2–3	T–3rd
1954	North Carolina	4–5–1	4–2	3rd
1955	North Carolina	3–7	3–3	T–4th
North Carolina:		11–18–1	9–8
Total:		28–30–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Ice hockey[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Dartmouth Indians (Quadrangular League) (1942–1943)
1942–43	Dartmouth	14–0–1
Dartmouth:		14–0–1
Total:		14–0–1

References[edit]

^ "1955 Football Blue Book". University of North Carolina. 1955. p. 4. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
^ Elling, Steve (October 7, 1997). "UNC Great Barclay dies at 87". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 7C. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Natrona Native, fist UNC All-America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. TPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 8, 1997. p. B6. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "George Barclay". North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[1] "1955 Football Blue Book". University of North Carolina. 1955. p. 4. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Internet Archive.

[2] Elling, Steve (October 7, 1997). "UNC Great Barclay dies at 87". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 7C. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Natrona Native, fist UNC All-America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. TPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 8, 1997. p. B6. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "George Barclay". North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

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Formerly the Dartmouth Indians
Venues	Occom pond (1905–1929) Davis Rink (1929–1975) Thompson Arena (1975–present)
Coaches	No coach (1905–08) John Eames (1908–09) Thomas Hodge (1909–10) H. I. Vye (1910–11) W. Rawley (1911–12) Fred Rocque (1912–15) Clarence Wanamaker (1915–17, 1919–20) John H. Murphy (1917–18) Leon Tuck (1920–21, 1922–24) Chippy Gaw (1921–22) H. R. Denesha (1924–26) J. Philip Bower (1926–33) Herbert Gill (1933–37) Eddie Jeremiah (1937–42, 1945–63, 1964–67) George T. Barclay/Dick Rondeau (1942–43) Charles Arthur (1943–45) Abner Oakes (1963–64, 1967–70) Grant Standbrook (1970–75) George Crowe (1975–84) Brian Mason (1984–90) Ben Smith (1990–91) Roger Demment (1991–97) Bob Gaudet (1997–2020) Reid Cashman (2020–present)
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1906–1913) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Vermont
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Bill Riley (228 Points) Bill Riley (118 Goals) Nick Boucher (50 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1979 1980
NHL players	T. J. Galiardi Tanner Glass David Jones Grant Lewis Ben Lovejoy Lee Stempniak
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