Dick Farley

Farley graduated from St. John's Preparatory School in 1964, where he played football and ran track. At Boston University he was an All-America defensive back and was captain of the football and track and field teams before graduating in 1968. He spent two years playing in the AFL for the San Diego Chargers before moving on to coaching.^[1]

In 1972 Farley was hired as an assistant football coach and head track coach at Williams College. In 1987 he succeeded Bob Odell, as head football coach.^[2] Farley lost his first three games as head coach before going on a streak of 128-straight games without losing back-to-back contests.^[2]

Over 15 seasons, he recorded a career record of 114–19–3 (.849), which ranked as the sixth best mark at the time of his retirement after the 2003 season.^[2] His teams regularly dominated the NESCAC and recorded five perfect seasons, including a 23-game winning streak that until 2005 was the longest in NCAA Division III history.^[1] With an emphasis on defense, his Williams teams recorded 25 shutouts^[2], including four in a row during the 1988 season. He had a 14–2 winning record against rival Amherst.^[3] in 2019, ESPN listed Farley as one of the top 150 football coaches of all-time.^[4]

He was co-head coach of the men's and women's track and field teams at Williams until his death on April 1, 2026.^[5]

Farley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2006.^[1]

Farley died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 79.^[6]

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