Lewis Armstrong Yeager,[1] first name sometimes spelled Louis (September 10, 1878 – December 10, 1906) was an American college football player and coach and lawyer. He was the seventh head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, serving for two seasons, in 1899 and 1901, compiling a record of 5–5. Yeager also played football at West Virginia as a fullback from 1896 to 1899, and was captain of the 1898 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
 Yeager pictured in The Monticola, West Virginia yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1878 Marlinton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1906 (aged 28) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1896–1899 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | West Virginia |
| 1901 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–5 |
Yeager practiced law in Morgantown from 1901 until his death in 1906. He died on December 10, 1906, of heart disease, following a brief illness.[2][3] He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | West Virginia | 2–3 | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | West Virginia | 3–2 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 5–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Monticola 1901". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Lewis A. Yeger". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 12, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Sigma Chi Fraternity (1907). The Sigma Chi Quarterly: The Official Organ of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Vol. 26. The Fraternity. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Warren, J.T. (1972). History and genealogy of the Trexler family. Schlechter's. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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