Don Shroyer
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1926 |
Playing career | |
1946–1949 | Millikin |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956–1961 | Millikin |
1962–1963 | St. Louis Cardinals (assistant) |
1964–1965 | Southern Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 32–25–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
1961 NAIA Coach of the Year |
Don Shroyer (born c. 1926)[1] was a college football player and coach. He played and coached at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and then went on to coach at Southern Illinois University.
Playing career
As a player at Millikin University, Shroyer was all-conference halfback in football for three consecutive years and all-conference champion in track in the broad jump.[2]
Coaching career
Millikin
After a brief stint in the high school ranks, Shoyer returned to his alma mater, Millikin University, for his first college head coaching job and led the team from 1956 until 1961, accumulating a record of 28–19–1[3] with an undefeated season in 1961.[2]
Southern Illinois
After Millikin, Shoyer became the tenth head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and he held that position for two seasons, from 1964 until 1965. His record at Southern Illinois was 4–16.[4]
References
- ↑ Millikin Coach is Lemm Aid
- 1 2 News Release | Millikin University Archived September 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ MU | Home of the Big Blue Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Southern Illinois Coaching Records Archived July 6, 2003, at the Wayback Machine.