John A. Peavey (born June 6, 1963) is a former

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1997 to 1999 and at

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from 2005 to 2006, compiling a career

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record of 9–43. Peavey played professionally in the

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(NFL) with the

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and the

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Coaching career

Peavey had great success as

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coach with a record of 44–4–2. In four seasons as the head coach at

Bishop Feehan High School Bishop Feehan High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in Attleboro, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. The school was built in 1961 and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. The school has grown to ...

in Attleboro, Peavey led the Shamrocks to four state championship title games and won three of them in a row. The Shamrocks were also league champions all four years. Peavey also helped lead Foxboro High School to back to back state championships. Collegiately, Peavey is a former head football coach for the

Pioneers football team in

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. He served for three years, 1997 to 1999, and compiled a 5–25 overall record (1–14 conference). A highlight during this otherwise unsuccessful campaign was leading the Pioneers to their first road win in 25 games and their first home victory in three years. In 1998, his offense led the conference in rushing. Peavey's only other collegiate head coaching job was at

, where he spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In two years, he compiled a 4–18 record, and then resigned in July 2007.

Head coaching record

College

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