Doby Bartling

Doby Bartling
Biographical details
Born	June 1, 1913
Died	October 9, 1992 (aged 79); Jackson, Mississippi
Playing career
1934–1935	Ole Miss
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1938	Canton HS (MS)
1939–1941	Meridian HS (MS) (assistant)
1942	Meridian HS (MS)
1943	Vanderbilt (assistant)
1944–1945	Vanderbilt
1946–1950	Millsaps
Basketball
1939–1942	Meridian HS (MS)
1946–1951	Millsaps
Baseball
1947–1949	Millsaps
Head coaching record
Overall	24–18–2 (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[]

College football[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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[]

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

External links[]

Doby Bartling at Find a Grave

[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 .

[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 .

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Biographical details

Born	(1913-06-01)June 1, 1913
Died	October 9, 1992(1992-10-09) (aged 79) Jackson, Mississippi
Playing career
1934–1935	Ole Miss

Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1938	Canton HS (MS)
1939–1941	Meridian HS (MS) (assistant)
1942	Meridian HS (MS)
1943	Vanderbilt (assistant)
1944–1945	Vanderbilt
1946–1950	Millsaps
Basketball
1939–1942	Meridian HS (MS)
1946–1951	Millsaps
Baseball
1947–1949	Millsaps

Head coaching record
Overall	24–18–2 (college football) 25–63 (college basketball) 15–31 (college baseball)