M. L. Shearer

Marshall Livingston Shearer Sr. (August 30, 1901 – May 13, 1964) was an American football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at New River State College—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia for one season, in 1934, compiling a record of 0–5.[2]

M. L. Shearer
Biographical details
Born(1901-08-30)August 30, 1901
Monticello, Kentucky
DiedMay 13, 1964(1964-05-13) (aged 62)
North Charleston, South Carolina
Alma materCentre College
Playing career
1923Centre
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926Bluefield
1930–1931Concord
1934New River State
Head coaching record
Overall2–20–3

He was previously the head coach at Concord University where he had a 1–12–2 record from 1930 to 1931, and he also coached for one year at Bluefield College in 1926 with a 1–3–1 record.

After that, he was a head coach at Graham High School in Bluefield, Virginia where he coached future college and pro football Hall of Fame member Bill Dudley [3].

Shearer was born in Wayne County, Kentucky in 1901 and died in North Charleston, South Carolina 1964.[1]

At Centre College, he was a part of the football team, a teammate of Red Roberts.[3]

References

  1. Young, A.L. (1980). William Armstrong Cooper: seventy-three years a Baptist preacher. A.L. Young. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. DeLassus, David. "West Virginia Tech Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  3. Stinson, Steve (2016). Bullet Bill Dudley: The Greatest 60-Minute Man in Football. A.L. Young. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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