Ed Peasley

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Ed Peasley
Biographical details
Bornc.1935
Mendota, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater University of Washington
Playing career
1956 Compton Junior College
1957–1959 Washington
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1965 Washington (assistant)
1966–1967 Stanford (assistant)
1968–1969Stanford (DL)
1970Stanford (LB)
1971–1974 Northern Arizona
1975 The Hawaiians (assistant)
1976–1977 Indio HS (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall15–35 (college)

Ed Peasley (born c. 1935) [1] is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University from 1971 to 1974.

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High school

Peasley attended Mendota Township High School in Mendota, Illinois. [2]

College career

Peasley initially attended Compton Junior College, earning Little All-American honors at end and played in the Junior Rose Bowl in 1956. [3] Peasley was a letterman for the Washington Huskies at end from 1957 to 1959. [4] :167

Coaching career

Peasley began his coaching career at Washington, coaching as an assistant from 1961 to 1965. [2] [3] Peasley then coached at Stanford in a variety of roles from 1966 to 1970. [5] Northern Arizona University gave Peasley a head coaching role, where he served from 1971 to 1974, [6] compiling a 15–35 record. [7] After four losing seasons he was fired along, with four assistants, in November 1974. [1] Peasley joined The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL) as an assistant in 1975, the league's final season. [8] He served as a head football coach at Indio High School from 1976 to 1977. [9]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Big Sky Conference)(1971–1974)
1971 Northern Arizona5–51–36th
1972 Northern Arizona3–80–47th
1973 Northern Arizona4–62–33rd
1974 Northern Arizona3–62–35th
Northern Arizona:15–255–13
Total:15–25

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