Hall of Fame
The name of Moray Eby stands in near-legendary status in Coe College's football history. But the fame of the "Old Fox" was spread far beyond the boundaries of Iowa as he was nationally known as a strategist and teacher of coaches. One of the pioneers in developing the game of football, he was a close friend of Knute Rockne and a member of an elite brotherhood of coaches who innovated and refined various phases of the sport. Rockne once called Eby one of the ten best coaches in the country. Moray Eby played football at Iowa and was captain in 1899. He began his career at Coe in 1914 with the Point-a-Minute team that caught the fancy of sports writers and attracted national attention. They didn't really score a point a minute, but their 330 points in 480 minutes of football was still significantly overwhelming. From 1914 to 1942 Eby's teams won 131 games while losing 77 and tying 17. They nearly doubled their opponents scoring with 2945 points against 1530. And the opponents he scheduled included the powers of the era such as Notre Dame, Army, and Minnesota. Three times Eby football teams were undefeated and eight times they won conference championships. His contributions to the growth of football were recognized by his induction into the NAIA Football Hall of Fame in 1958, the year of his death. Recalling with pleasure the opportunity to play football for him, I am proud to present the name of Moray Eby for induction posthumously as a Charter Member of the Coe College Athletic Hall of Fame.
