George O'Leary
O'Leary at Bright House Networks Stadium
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born |
August 17, 1946 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) |
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| Awards | |
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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) |
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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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