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George O'Leary

George O'Leary
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O'Leary at Bright House Networks Stadium
Biographical details
Born (1946-08-17) August 17, 1946 (age 70)
New York, New York
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1974 Central Islip (NY) HS (AHC)
1975–1976 Central Islip (NY) HS
1977–1979 Liverpool (NY) HS
1980–1984 Syracuse (AHC/DL)
1985-1986 Syracuse (DC/DL)
1987–1991 Georgia Tech (DL)
1992–1993 San Diego Chargers (DL)
1994 Georgia Tech (DC/DL)
1994 Georgia Tech (Interim HC)
1995–2001 Georgia Tech
2001 Notre Dame (December only)
2002 Minnesota Vikings (AHC/DL)
2003 Minnesota Vikings (DC)
2004–2015 UCF
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2015 UCF (interim)
Head coaching record
Overall 133–101
Bowls 5–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 ACC (1998)
2 C-USA (2007, 2010)
4 C-USA East Division (2005, 2007, 2010, 2012)
Awards
ACC Coach of the Year (1998, 2000)
AFCA Region I Coach of the Year (1998)
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2000)
C-USA Coach of the Year (2005, 2007, 2010)
American Athletic Coach of the Year (2013)

George Joseph O'Leary (born August 17, 1946) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1994 to 2001 and the UCF Knights from 2004 to 2015. O'Leary was an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 2002 to 2004, and an assistant coach for the Syracuse Orange and San Diego Chargers.

O'Leary is widely known for his success with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the UCF Knights. During his twelve-year tenure with the Knights, O'Leary guided the team to the fourth-best turnaround in NCAA history (2005), and led UCF to one of the biggest upsets of the BCS era in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl. Following an 0–8 start to the 2015 season, O'Leary resigned as UCF's head coach.

O'Leary was born on August 17, 1946 in Central Islip, New York and graduated from Central Islip High School in 1964. O'Leary is married to Sharon O'Leary (née Schnellenberger) and they have four children; two daughters, Chris and Trish, and two sons, Tim and Marty. Marty was a senior free safety on the 2001 Georgia Tech team that his father coached.

O'Leary earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from the University of New Hampshire in 1968.

When he wasn't coaching football or gym teacher, he did teach Drivers Ed.

He began his coaching career at Central Islip High School in New York, serving as their assistant coach from 1968-1974. From 1975-1976 he served as the head coach at Central Islip. He then became head coach at Liverpool High School in New York from 1977-1979. During his time at the two high schools, between 1975 and 1979, O'Leary amassed a 37-8-1 record, winning more than 82% of his games.


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