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American football, basketball, and baseball coach

Bo Farley
Biographical details
Farley pictured in The Tecoan 1937, ECU yearbook
Born	(1907-03-25)March 25, 1907 Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 1, 1999(1999-04-01) (aged 92) Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936	East Carolina
Basketball
1936–1937	East Carolina
1939–1940	East Carolina
Baseball
1935–1938	East Carolina
1940	East Carolina

Head coaching record
Overall	3–2 (football) 24–18 (basketball) 39–17–4 (baseball)

Roland "Bo" Farley (March 25, 1907 – April 1, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the head football, basketball and baseball coach of the East Carolina Pirates at the East Carolina Teachers College, now known as East Carolina University. Farley was the head football coach from 1936, as well as the head basketball coach at East Carolina for two seasons, 1936–37 and 1939–40, and the school's head baseball coach for five seasons, from 1935 to 1938 and again in 1940.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1936)
1936	East Carolina	3–2
East Carolina:		3–2
Total:		3–2

References

"Bo Farley Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2007.

v t e East Carolina Pirates head football coaches
Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933) Doc Mathis (1934–1935) Bo Farley (1936) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) O. A. Hankner (1939) John Christenbury (1940–1941) No team (1942–1945) Jim Johnson (1946–1948) Bill Dole (1949–1951) Jack Boone (1952–1961) Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969) Mike McGee (1970) Sonny Randle (1971–1973) Pat Dye (1974–1979) Ed Emory (1980–1984) Art Baker (1985–1988) Bill Lewis (1989–1991) Steve Logan (1992–2002) John Thompson (2003–2004) Skip Holtz (2005–2009) Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015) Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018) David Blackwell # (2018) Mike Houston (2019–2024) Blake Harrell (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

East Carolina Pirates head football coaches

Kenneth Beatty (1932–1933)
Doc Mathis (1934–1935)
Bo Farley (1936)
J. D. Alexander (1937–1938)
O. A. Hankner (1939)
John Christenbury (1940–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Jim Johnson (1946–1948)
Bill Dole (1949–1951)
Jack Boone (1952–1961)
Clarence Stasavich (1962–1969)
Mike McGee (1970)
Sonny Randle (1971–1973)
Pat Dye (1974–1979)
Ed Emory (1980–1984)
Art Baker (1985–1988)
Bill Lewis (1989–1991)
Steve Logan (1992–2002)
John Thompson (2003–2004)
Skip Holtz (2005–2009)
Ruffin McNeill (2010–2015)
Scottie Montgomery (2016–2018)
David Blackwell # (2018)
Mike Houston (2019–2024)
Blake Harrell (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches
C. W. Porter (1931–1932) Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934) Doc Mathis (1934–1936) Bo Farley (1936–1937) J. D. Alexander (1937–1938) Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939) Bo Farley (1939–1940) John Christenbury (1940–1943) No team (1943–1944) None (1944–1945) Earl Smith (1945–1946) Jim Johnson (1946–1947) Howard Porter (1947–1959) Earl Smith (1959–1963) Wendell Carr (1963–1966) Tom Quinn (1966–1974) Dave Patton (1974–1977) Larry Gillman (1977–1979) Dave Odom (1979–1982) Charlie Harrison (1982–1987) Mike Steele (1987–1991) Eddie Payne (1991–1995) Joe Dooley (1995–1999) Bill Herrion (1999–2005) Ricky Stokes (2005–2007) Mack McCarthy (2007–2010) Jeff Lebo (2010–2017) Michael Perry # (2017–2018) Joe Dooley (2018–2022) Michael Schwartz (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

East Carolina Pirates men's basketball head coaches

C. W. Porter (1931–1932)
Kenneth Beatty (1932–1934)
Doc Mathis (1934–1936)
Bo Farley (1936–1937)
J. D. Alexander (1937–1938)
Gordon Gilbert (1938–1939)
Bo Farley (1939–1940)
John Christenbury (1940–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
None (1944–1945)
Earl Smith (1945–1946)
Jim Johnson (1946–1947)
Howard Porter (1947–1959)
Earl Smith (1959–1963)
Wendell Carr (1963–1966)
Tom Quinn (1966–1974)
Dave Patton (1974–1977)
Larry Gillman (1977–1979)
Dave Odom (1979–1982)
Charlie Harrison (1982–1987)
Mike Steele (1987–1991)
Eddie Payne (1991–1995)
Joe Dooley (1995–1999)
Bill Herrion (1999–2005)
Ricky Stokes (2005–2007)
Mack McCarthy (2007–2010)
Jeff Lebo (2010–2017)
Michael Perry # (2017–2018)
Joe Dooley (2018–2022)
Michael Schwartz (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e East Carolina Pirates head baseball coaches
R. C. Deal (1932–1933) A. D. Frank (1934) Doc Mathis (1935) Bo Farley (1936–1938) Gordon Gilbert (1939) Bo Farley (1940) John Christenbury (1941–1942) No team (1943–1945) Earl Smith (1946) John Cameron (1947) Jim Johnson (1948) Jack Boone (1949–1953) James Mallory (1954–1962) Earl Smith (1963–1972) James Mallory (1973) George Williams (1974–1976) Monte Little (1977–1979) Hal Baird (1980–1984) Gary Overton (1985–1997) Keith LeClair (1998–2002) Randy Mazey (2003–2005) Billy Godwin (2006–2014) Cliff Godwin (2015– )

East Carolina Pirates head baseball coaches

R. C. Deal (1932–1933)
A. D. Frank (1934)
Doc Mathis (1935)
Bo Farley (1936–1938)
Gordon Gilbert (1939)
Bo Farley (1940)
John Christenbury (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Earl Smith (1946)
John Cameron (1947)
Jim Johnson (1948)
Jack Boone (1949–1953)
James Mallory (1954–1962)
Earl Smith (1963–1972)
James Mallory (1973)
George Williams (1974–1976)
Monte Little (1977–1979)
Hal Baird (1980–1984)
Gary Overton (1985–1997)
Keith LeClair (1998–2002)
Randy Mazey (2003–2005)
Billy Godwin (2006–2014)
Cliff Godwin (2015– )

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