Patrick J. Filley (June 26, 1922 – April 13, 2000) was an American college football player, coach, and university administrator. Filley was born in 1922 in South Bend, Indiana. His father E. J. Filley was an Indiana native and a laborer. His mother Rose (McHugh) Filley was also an Indiana native and a housewife. He grew up in South Bend and attended that city's Central High School, playing football and competing as a middleweight for the wrestling team. Filley died in Winter Garden, Florida, in 2000 at age 77.