Herbert Henry Royer (June 4, 1915 – April 7, 2003) was an American football coach. He served as was the head football coach at West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1949 to 1950 and at Marshall University from 1953 to 1958, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 35–34–4.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1915 |
| Died | April 7, 2003 (aged 87) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1937 | Marshall |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938 | Marshall (backfield) |
| 1939–1941 | Logan HS (WV) |
| 1946 | Logan HS (WV) |
| 1947 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1948 | Marshall (backfield) |
| 1949–1950 | West Virginia Tech |
| 1951–1952 | Logan HS (WV) |
| 1953–1958 | Marshall |
| Basketball | |
| 1939–1942 | Logan HS (WV) |
| 1946–1947 | Logan HS (WV) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–34–4 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WVIAC (1949) | |
A native of Loveland, Ohio, Royer lived in Newark, Ohio during his early childhood and then moved to Dunbar, West Virginia, where he completed high school. He attended Emory and Henry College and then Marshall, where played football as a halfback from 1935 to 1937 under head coach Cam Henderson. After graduating from Marshall in 1938, Royer signed with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), but ultimately declined to play professional football.[1][2]
Royer served in the United States Navy during World War II.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Tech Golden Bears (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949 | West Virginia Tech | 8–0–1 | 8–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1950 | West Virginia Tech | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| West Virginia Tech: | 14–3–2 | 11–2–1 | |||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1953) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Marshall | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1954–1958) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Marshall | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1955 | Marshall | 3–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1956 | Marshall | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | Marshall | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Marshall | 3–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Marshall: | 21–31–2 | 10–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–34–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Logan High's Coach Accepts VPI Post". Beckley Post-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. Associated Press. August 15, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tech's New Grid Coach Turned Down Pro Chance". Beckley Post-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. May 11, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Royer Virtually Assured of Grid Job at Marshall". The Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. Associated Press. February 12, 1953. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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