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Doby Bartling

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Doby Bartling
Biographical details
Born(1913-06-01)June 1, 1913
DiedOctober 9, 1992(1992-10-09) (aged 79)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
1934–1935Ole Miss
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1938Canton HS (MS)
1939–1941Meridian HS (MS) (assistant)
1942Meridian HS (MS)
1943Vanderbilt (assistant)
1944–1945Vanderbilt
1946–1950Millsaps
Basketball
1939–1942Meridian HS (MS)
1946–1951Millsaps
Baseball
1947–1949Millsaps
Head coaching record
Overall24–18–2 (college football)
25–63 (college basketball)
15–31 (college baseball)

McNeil "Doby" Bartling Jr. (June 1, 1913 – October 9, 1992) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as head football coach at Vanderbilt University from 1944 to 1945 and at Millsaps College from 1946 to 1950, compiling a career college football record of 24–18–2. Bartling was also the head basketball coach at Millsaps from 1946 to 1951, tallying a mark of 25–63, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1947 to 1949, amassing a record of 15–31. He played football as a quarterback at the University of Mississippi. Bartling came to Vanderbilt in 1943 as an assistant coach after coaching at Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi.[1]

Bartling was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.[2] He died of heart failure, on October 9, 1992, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Vanderbilt Commodores (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1945)
1944 Vanderbilt 3–0–1 0–0
1945 Vanderbilt 3–6 2–4 9th
Vanderbilt: 6–6–1 2–4
Millsaps Majors (Independent) (1946–1947)
1946 Millsaps 5–1
1947 Millsaps 4–2
Millsaps Majors (Dixie Conference) (1948–1950)
1948 Millsaps 2–3–1 0–3 5th
1949 Millsaps 2–5 0–4 6th
1950 Millsaps 5–1
Millsaps: 18–12–1
Total: 24–18–2

References

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  1. ^ "Doby Bartling To Vanderbilt As New Coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. June 29, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved September 15, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Hughes, Jay (October 11, 1992). "McNeil Bartling, retired coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 20. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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