George Toley

George Toley

George Andrew Toley (April 23 1916 - March 1 2008) was an American collegiate tennis coach at the University of Southern California from 1954 to 1980. His teams won ten NCAA team championships (1955, 1958, 1962-64, 1966-69, 1976), nine individual titles and twelve doubles titles, and included stars such as Alex Olmedo, Rafael Osuna, Dennis Ralston, Joaquin Loyo-Mayo, Dick Leach, Stan Smith, and Bob Lutz.

Born in Los Angeles, Toley graduated from Los Angeles High School and attended the University of Miami before returning to his hometown and graduating from USC in 1942 with a degree in education. He was a nationally ranked tennis player during his college years, rising as high as 7th and 10th in doubles in 1939 and 1940, and 20th in singles from 1940 to 1942.

In 1941-42, Toley served as a USC tennis coach, and also as a club pro at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club. After World War II, he became club pro at the Los Angeles Tennis Club from 1947 to 1972 and an instructor at the Marlborough School from 1947 to 1970, adding the coaching position at USC in 1954.

Toley was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Coach of the Year for NCAA Division I men's tennis in 1978. [ [http://www.usta.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=430389 Wilson/ITA National Men's Coach of the Year] ] Toley's teams at USC were highly successful, winning 82% of their dual matches (430-92-4). [ [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/030208aaa.html Former USC Head Coach George Toley Dies At 91: Hall of Fame coach led Troy to 10 national team championships.] ] Toley's 1963 and 1967 teams were named the #1 and #3 greatest all-time men's teams, respectively, by "Inside Tennis" magazine. [ [http://www.insidetennis.com/0506_college.html Top 10 All-Time NCAA Men's and Women's Teams] ]

Toley was one of the 15 initial inductees to the Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame [ [http://www.itatennis.com/Hall/hall_of_fame_men.htm Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame] ] (along with Olmedo, Osuna and Ralston), and was also elected to the Southern California Tennis Hall of Fame and to the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. [ [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/genrel/101902aaa.html 2003 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall Of Fame Announced] ] Toley died at age 91 in Pasadena, California.

References

*cite book |last=Cooke |first=Jane, ed. |title=International Who's Who in Tennis |year=1983 |publisher=World Championship Tennis, Inc. |location=Dallas |isbn=9995019523 |pages=p. 786
* [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-toley3mar03,1,1064869.story?ctrack=1&cset=true "Los Angeles Times" obituary]


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