George Welsh, one of the most legendary figures in Navy football history, died Wednesday in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 85. His death was announced on Friday morning by the University of Virginia athletic department with a press release stating he “passed peacefully in the presence of his family.”
Welsh was a standout player at Navy who returned to his alma mater as head coach and achieved great success.
A native of Coaldale, Pennsylvania, Welsh was a three-year letterman as a quarterback for Navy, 1953-55. He was captain and starting quarterback of the 1955 contingent that was famously known as the “Team Named Desire.