Dinny Shay
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Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1906 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1970 (aged 63) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1927–1929 | Notre Dame |
| 1932 | Paterson Night Hawks |
| Position | Defensive back/Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930 | La Salle Academy (MD) |
| 1931 | Manhattan (assistant) |
| 1932–1935 | Wethersfield State Prison |
| 1936–1942 | Bowdoin (assistant) |
| 1946 | Bowdoin |
| 1947–1950 | Bowdoin (assistant) |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1941–1942 | Bowdoin |
| 1945–1947 | Bowdoin (assistant) |
| 1947–1950 | Bowdoin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–41 (Men's basketball) 2–4 (Football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1929 college football national champion | |
George Daniel "Dinny" Shay (September 7, 1906 – July 21, 1970) was an American football player and coach who played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and was head coach of the Bowdoin Polar Bears football and basketball teams.
Shay was born on September 7, 1906 in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] He played football at Hartford Public High School.[2]
Shay was a varsity fullback on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1927 to 1929.[3] The 1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team finished the year was the top-ranked team under the Dickinson System and was selected as that year's national champion by Billingsley Report, Boand System, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, and Jeff Sagarin's ELO-Chess system.[4][5]
Shay was a fair offensive player, but stood out on defense, with Notre Dame's 1929 Official Football Review describing him as "one of the greatest defensive backs of Notre Dame history".[2] He played one season (1932) of professional football with the Paterson Night Hawks of the Eastern Football League.[6]