Roy Earl "Red" Randall (April 26, 1904 – May 18, 1974)[1] was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts, and played at the quarterback position on the undefeated 1926 Brown Bears football team that became known as the "Iron Men" and compiled a 9–0–1 record. He was selected by the All-America Board as the first-team quarterback on the 1926 College Football All-America Team.[2] In the 1930s, he became a football, basketball, and baseball coach, and later athletic director, at Haverford College in suburban Philadelphia. He retired in 1969.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1904 |
| Died | May 18, 1974 (aged 70) Tuckerton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1927 | Brown |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1933–1962 | Haverford |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1930 | Virginia |
| 1933–1941 | Haverford |
| Baseball | |
| 1930 | Virginia |
| 1934–1942 | Haverford |
| 1946–1959 | Haverford |
| 1961–1969 | Haverford |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1969 | Haverford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–108–10 (football) 106–262–3 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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References
edit- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]
- ^ "Ten States Represented on Coaches' All-American Grid Selection". Davenport Democrat And Leader. December 19, 1926.
- ^ "Roy E. Randall". Brown University. Retrieved August 29, 2014.