Athletics Hall of Fame
George Daley, class of 1892, was the originator of the Block U Dinner in 1928, an event that was held in his honor in 1938. Daley was a three-sport athlete, most notably, quarterback and captain of the football team, while also participating in tennis and as a shot putter on the track and field team. Daley served as sports editor of The New York Tribune for 16 years and The World for 15 years before joining The Herald Tribune in 1931 as head of the sports department. Daley is credited with introducing the all-star football game to New York and with the inauguration of the Herald Tribune football school in 1935. He became widely recognized as one of the most prominent commentators in international sports circles. A former chairman of the Graduate Council’s Committee on Undergraduate Affairs, treasurer of his class, and President of the New York City Alumni Association, Daley’s catch phrase “Athletics for everybody and everybody for athletics” became well known among his Union family friends. He received an honorary fellowship in athletic sports from President Fox of Union College in 1934. After Daley passed away in 1938, Fox stated, “It was to sport - its events, its heroes and its codes - that George Herbert Daley devoted his long career.” The name of the Graduate Council Field was renamed George Daley Field in his honor.
