Ed Peasley (born ) is a former

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1971 to 1974.

High school

Peasley attended Mendota Township High School in

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College career

Peasley initially attended Compton Junior College, earning Little All-American honors at end and played in the Junior Rose Bowl in 1956. Peasley was a letterman for the

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from 1957 to 1959.

Coaching career

Peasley began his coaching career at

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, coaching as an assistant from 1961 to 1965. Peasley then coached at

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in a variety of roles from 1966 to 1970.

gave Peasley a head coaching role, where he served from 1971 to 1974, compiling a 15–35 record. After four losing seasons he was fired along, with four assistants, in November 1974. Peasley joined

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of the

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(WFL) as an assistant in 1975, the league's final season. He served as a head football coach at Indio High School from 1976 to 1977.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Sports Reference profile
Year of birth missing (living people) 1930s births Living people American football ends Compton Tartars football players Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches Washington Huskies football coaches Washington Huskies football players The Hawaiians coaches High school football coaches in California People from Mendota, Illinois Sportspeople from LaSalle County, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois {{1960s-collegefootball-coach-stub