Edward Alcott Neary (February 6, 1892 – July 28, 1941) was an American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Rochester in 1916 and 1919 and was head coach of the school's basketball team during the 1918–19 season.[2] Prior to coaching at Rochester, Neary served as the head basketball coach at Fordham University during the 1914–15 season.[3] Neary died on July 28, 1941, in Rochester, New York, after suffering from heat-induced heart failure in his parked car.[4]