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Dick Farley
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He served as the head football coach at Williams College from 1987 to 2003, compiling a record of 114–19–3. Farley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2006. Farley was an All-America defensive back for Boston University, where he was captain of the football and track and field teams and graduated in 1968.
He spent two years playing for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League before moving on to coaching.
Farley has coached at Williams College since 1972. From 1972 to 1987, he was head coach of the track and field team
In 1987, he gave up these duties to become head coach of the football team, a post he held for 17 years before moving back to coaching track and field full-time. During that span, he recorded a career record of 114–19–3 (849) that ranks as the sixth best in college football history.
His teams regularly dominated the NESCAC and recorded five perfect seasons, including a 23-game winning streak that until 2005 was the longest in Division III history.
Farley is currently co-head coach of the men"s and women"s track and field teams at Williams.
