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American sports coach (1896–1961)

H. M. Grey
Biographical details
Grey pictured in Quips and Cranks 1921, Davidson yearbook
Born	(1896-07-04)July 4, 1896 Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1961(1961-03-11) (aged 64) Venice, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin
Playing career
Football
1917	Davidson

Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1919	Bailey Military Institute (SC)
1920–1922	Davidson
Basketball
1918–1919	Bailey Military Institute (SC)
1922–1923	Davidson

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
19??–1923	Davidson

Head coaching record
Overall	10–15–5 (football) 9–8 (basketball)

Hugh Morton "Wooly" Grey (July 4, 1896 – March 11, 1961) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head coach for Davidson College's football and men's basketball teams as well as the school's athletic director. Grey compiled overall records of 10–15–5 in football and 9–8 in basketball. Grey attended Davidson, in 1917 receiving All-Southern honors for his play on the football team from selectors John Heisman and Dick Jemison. He was also an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin. He also coached the Bailey Military Institute in South Carolina for the 1918-19 seasons.

Grey died while on vacation to visit a son in Venice, Florida in 1961.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Davidson Wildcats (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921)
1920	Davidson	5–5	2–2	T–7th
1921	Davidson	3–4–3	0–1–3	13th
Davidson Wildcats (Independent) (1922)
1922	Davidson	2–6–2
Davidson:		10–15–5	2–3–3
Total:		10–15–5

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Davidson Wildcats (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922–23	Davidson	9–8
Davidson:		9–8
Total:		9–8

References

"Coaches". Quips and Cranks (page 130). Davidson College. 1922. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
"2010–11 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (Flash). Yearly results. Davidson College. 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
"Davidson College". Game by game results (1920–1924). College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
"Davidson College Bulletin". 1921.
"Bailey Secures Excellent Coach". The Evening Index. April 29, 1918. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hugh M. Grey, N.C. Textile Official, Dies", The Bee, March 13, 1961, Danville, Virginia

External links

H. M. Grey at Find a Grave

v t e Davidson Wildcats athletic directors
John A. Brewin (–) H. M. Grey (?–1923) William L. Younger (1923–1928) Norton G. Pritchett (1928–1935) Norman Shepard (1936–1949) Paul K. Scott (1949–1955) Tom Scott (1955–1974) Thomas A. Cartmill (1974–1985) Kit Morris (1985–1989) Terry Holland (1990–1994) Jim Murphy (1995–2018) Chris Clunie (2018– )

v t e Davidson Wildcats head football coaches
No coach (1896–1899) John A. Brewin (1900–1903) Bob Williams (1904–1905) Robert S. Graham & John Beverly Pollard (1906–1907) John Nathan Levine (1908) Floyd M. Simmons (1909–1910) Edwin W. Holladay (1911) W. T. Cook (1912–1913) Bob Fetzer (1914) Bill Fetzer (1915–1918) Pete Crayton (1919) H. M. Grey (1920–1922) William L. Younger (1923–1931) Williams Newton (1932–1935) Gene McEver (1936–1943) No team (1944–1945) William Story (1946–1947) Lefty Jamerson (1948–1949) Crowell Little (1950–1951) Bill Dole (1952–1964) Homer Smith (1965–1969) Dave Fagg (1970–1973) Ed Farrell (1974–1984) Vic Gatto (1985–1989) Dave Fagg (1990–1992) Tim Landis (1993–1999) Joe Susan (2000) Mike Toop (2001–2004) Tripp Merritt (2005–2012) Brett Hayford # (2012) Paul Nichols (2013–2017) Scott Abell (2018–2024) Saj Thakkar (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

Davidson Wildcats head football coaches

No coach (1896–1899)
John A. Brewin (1900–1903)
Bob Williams (1904–1905)
Robert S. Graham & John Beverly Pollard (1906–1907)
John Nathan Levine (1908)
Floyd M. Simmons (1909–1910)
Edwin W. Holladay (1911)
W. T. Cook (1912–1913)
Bob Fetzer (1914)
Bill Fetzer (1915–1918)
Pete Crayton (1919)
H. M. Grey (1920–1922)
William L. Younger (1923–1931)
Williams Newton (1932–1935)
Gene McEver (1936–1943)
No team (1944–1945)
William Story (1946–1947)
Lefty Jamerson (1948–1949)
Crowell Little (1950–1951)
Bill Dole (1952–1964)
Homer Smith (1965–1969)
Dave Fagg (1970–1973)
Ed Farrell (1974–1984)
Vic Gatto (1985–1989)
Dave Fagg (1990–1992)
Tim Landis (1993–1999)
Joe Susan (2000)
Mike Toop (2001–2004)
Tripp Merritt (2005–2012)
Brett Hayford # (2012)
Paul Nichols (2013–2017)
Scott Abell (2018–2024)
Saj Thakkar (2025– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Davidson Wildcats men's basketball head coaches
James W. Rhea (1907–1909) No coach (1909–1912) W. T. Cook (1912–1913) No team (1913–1914) No coach (1914–1915) Bill Fetzer (1915–1918) No coach (1918–1919) Fred Hengeveld (1919–1922) H. M. Grey (1922–1923) William L. Younger (1923–1931) Red Laird (1931–1937) Norman Shepard (1937–1949) Boydson Baird (1949–1952) Danny Miller (1952–1955) Tom Scott (1955–1960) Lefty Driesell (1960–1969) Terry Holland (1969–1974) Robert Brickels (1974–1976) Dave Pritchett (1976–1978) Eddie Biedenbach (1978–1981) Bobby Hussey (1981–1989) Bob McKillop (1989–2022) Matt McKillop (2022– )

Davidson Wildcats men's basketball head coaches

James W. Rhea (1907–1909)
No coach (1909–1912)
W. T. Cook (1912–1913)
No team (1913–1914)
No coach (1914–1915)
Bill Fetzer (1915–1918)
No coach (1918–1919)
Fred Hengeveld (1919–1922)
H. M. Grey (1922–1923)
William L. Younger (1923–1931)
Red Laird (1931–1937)
Norman Shepard (1937–1949)
Boydson Baird (1949–1952)
Danny Miller (1952–1955)
Tom Scott (1955–1960)
Lefty Driesell (1960–1969)
Terry Holland (1969–1974)
Robert Brickels (1974–1976)
Dave Pritchett (1976–1978)
Eddie Biedenbach (1978–1981)
Bobby Hussey (1981–1989)
Bob McKillop (1989–2022)
Matt McKillop (2022– )

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