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Roy J. Guyer
Roy Jones Guyer (October 25, 1885 – April 3, 1956) was an American college football player and college football, basketball, baseball, and soccer coach. He served as the head football coach at Lebanon Valley College from 1908 to 1910 and again from 1913 to 1917 and at the University of Connecticut in 1919, compiling a career college football coaching record of 27–39–2.[1] Guyer died on April 3, 1956, at his home in Storrs, Connecticut.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1885 Newbridge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1954 (aged 68) Storrs, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1903 | Shippensburg |
| 1904–1907 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1912 | Springfield (MA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1906–19010 | Lebanon Valley |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1910 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1913–1916 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1919 | Connecticut |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1909 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1910–1917 | Lebanon Valley |
| 1922–1923 | Connecticut |
| Baseball | |
| 1919 | Connecticut |
| Soccer | |
| 1929 | Connecticut |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1936 | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–39–2 (football) 5–6 (baseball) 2–2 (soccer) |
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1908–1910) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Lebanon Valley | 0–7 | |||||||
| 1909 | Lebanon Valley | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1910 | Lebanon Valley | 0–7 | |||||||
| Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Independent) (1913–1916) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Lebanon Valley | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1914 | Lebanon Valley | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1915 | Lebanon Valley | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Lebanon Valley | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| Lebanon Valley: | 25–33–2 | ||||||||
| Connecticut Aggies (Athletic League of New England State Colleges) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Connecticut | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Connecticut: | 2–6 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–39–2 | ||||||||
Baseball edit
The following table depicts Guyer's record as head baseball coach at Connecticut.[3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Aggies (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Connecticut | 5–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–6 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Roy J. Guyer Dies. Former LV College Athletic Coach". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. April 4, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). uconnhuskies.com. pp. 40, 59. Retrieved April 1, 2018.