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Francis Peay

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Francis Peay
No. 78, 71, 75
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1944-05-23)May 23, 1944 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	September 21, 2013(2013-09-21) (aged 69) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Schenley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College:	Missouri
NFL draft:	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Career history
As a player:
New York Giants (1966–1967) Green Bay Packers (1968–1972) Kansas City Chiefs (1973–1974)
As a coach:
Notre Dame (1977–1978) Assistant coach California (1979–1981) Linebackers coach & defensive line coach Northwestern (1981–1984) Linebackers coach Northwestern (1985) Defensive coordinator Northwestern (1986–1991) Head coach Indianapolis Colts (1992–1993) Defensive line coach

Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (1965) First-team All-Big Eight (1965)

Head coaching record
Career:	13–51–2 (.212)

Francis G. Peay (May 23, 1944 – September 21, 2013) was an American football offensive tackle and head coach.

Peay played college football at the University of Missouri and was selected in the first round of the 1966 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He also played for the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.

After his playing career, Peay served as the head football coach at Northwestern University from 1986 to 1991. He was the second black head coach in the Big Ten Conference, after his predecessor Dennis Green. His coaching record at Northwestern was 13 wins, 51 losses, and two ties. This ranks him 12th at Northwestern in total wins and 24th at Northwestern in winning percentage.^[1] He was succeeded at Northwestern in 1992 by Gary Barnett. After leaving Northwestern, he spent two seasons as the defensive line coach under Ted Marchibroda for the Indianapolis Colts.^[2]

Peay died on September 21, 2013, at the age of 69.^[3]

Head coaching record

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Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1986–1991)
1986	Northwestern	4–7	2–6	T–8th
1987	Northwestern	2–8–1	2–6	9th
1988	Northwestern	2–8–1	2–5–1	T–7th
1989	Northwestern	0–11	0–8	10th
1990	Northwestern	2–9	1–7	T–8th
1991	Northwestern	3–8	2–6	T–8th
Northwestern:		13–51–2	9–38–1
Total:		13–51–2