![]() "Lieut. Farley Moody, Tuscaloosa Ala., fell in the fierce fighting in Argonne Forest" | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | September 18, 1891
Died | October 11, 1918 Argonne Forest, France | (aged 27)
Playing career | |
19091912 | Alabama |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1915 | Alabama (acting co-HC) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1912) | |
Farley William Moody (September 18, 1891 – October 11, 1918) was an American college football player and a lawyer. [1]
Farley Moody was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on September 18, 1891, to Frank Sims Moody and Mary Farley Maxwell.
At Alabama he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
Moody was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama from 1909 to 1912.
Moody made the field goal to beat Tulane 5 to 3 in 1910.
Moody scored two touchdowns, including a 40-yard punt return, and added four extra points in the 24 to 0 win over Howard in 1911.
Moody was captain of the 1912 team. [2] He was selected All-Southern. [3] He later died in France while serving in the First World War during the Battle of the Argonne Forest just a month before the Armistice.
He coached the 1915 team with athletic director B. L. Noojin after coach Kelley was hospitalized with typhoid fever. [4] [5] The pair had a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.
Lieutenant Moody died in France while serving in the First World War during the Battle of the Argonne Forest just a month before the Armistice. [6]