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Francis Peay

Personal information
Born:	(1944-05-23)May 23, 1944 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died:	September 21, 2013(2013-09-21) (aged 69) St. Louis, Missouri
Career information
High school:	Pittsburgh (PA) Schenley
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) (Ass't) California (1979–1981) (DL/LB) Northwestern (1981–1984) (LB) Northwestern (1985) (DC) Northwestern (1986) (Interim HC) Northwestern (1987–1991)
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. He was succeeded at Northwestern in 1992 by Gary Barnett.

Peay died September 21, 2013 at the age of 69.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
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

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