He was a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts and was the head of the New Orleans Gymnastics Club and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

Gormley served as head trainer at Tulane, LSU and Loyola New Orleans.

He was also a game official in the New Orleans Prep School Athletic League for soccer, football and basketball and superintendent of City Park Stadium.

[1] In 1916, he moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and at different times was head coach for the men's basketball, boxing, track and field and wrestling teams at Louisiana State University.

[1] He served as head coach of the LSU Tigers basketball team from 1921 to 1923, posting a 25–11 record[2] and head coach of the LSU Tigers track and field team from 1916 to 1927.