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Farley Moody

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Farley Moody
"Lieut. Farley Moody, Tuscaloosa Ala., fell in the fierce fighting in Argonne Forest"
Biographical details
Born(1891-09-18)September 18, 1891
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 1918(1918-10-11) (aged 27)
Argonne Forest, France
Playing career
19091912Alabama
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1915Alabama (acting co-HC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1912)

Farley William Moody (September 18, 1891 – October 11, 1918) was an American college football player and a lawyer.[1]

Early years

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Farley Moody was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on September 18, 1891, to Frank Sims Moody and Mary Farley Maxwell.

University of Alabama

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At Alabama he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

Playing career

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Moody was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama from 1909 to 1912.

1910

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Moody made the field goal to beat Tulane 5 to 3 in 1910.

1911

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Moody scored two touchdowns, including a 40-yard punt return, and added four extra points in the 24 to 0 win over Howard in 1911.

1912

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Moody was captain of the 1912 team.[2] He was selected All-Southern.[3] He later died in France while serving in the First World War during the Battle of the Argonne Forest just a month before the Armistice.

Coaching career

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1915

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He coached the 1915 team with athletic director B. L. Noojin after coach Kelley was hospitalized with typhoid fever.[4][5] The pair had a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

Wartime service

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Lieutenant Moody died in France while serving in the First World War during the Battle of the Argonne Forest just a month before the Armistice.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Phi Delta Theta Fraternity (1918). "1912". The Catalogue of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity: 49.
  2. ^ "1912 season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. pp. 25, 65.
  4. ^ "Notable Comeback Victories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Nick Saban Era Begins".
  6. ^ "Entire City Saddened by the Killing of Lieut. Farley Moody on Battle Front in France". The Tuscaloosa News. November 6, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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