Herb Royer

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.

Herb Royer

Biographical details
Born	(1915-06-04)June 4, 1915
Died	April 7, 2003(2003-04-07) (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

College football

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

1. "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 .
2. "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 .
3. "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 .