James P. Herron
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". James Patrick Herron (August 12, 1894 – December 21, 1967) was an American football player and coach. He played at end for the University of Pittsburgh's football team from 1913 to 1916.[1]
Biography
A member of the Panthers' undefeated national championship teams coached by Pop Warner in 1915 and 1916, Herron earned first team All-American honors in 1916. Following graduation, Herron served as first assistant coach to Warner before being leaving to become the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington in 1922.[2] He also served as the head coach at Duke University in 1925 and at Washington and Lee University from 1926 to 1928. Herron, who also earned a law degree, served in the aviation service during World War I and was credited for bringing down two German planes.[3] Herron died at the age of 73 on December 20, 1967, at Monongahela Memorial Hospital in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.[4]
He also played in one game, a start, for the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Association in 1920.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1922) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Indiana | 1–4–2 | 0–2–1 | 9th | |||||
| Indiana: | 1–4–2 | 0–2–1 | |||||||
| Duke Blue Devils (Independent) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Duke | 4–5 | |||||||
| Duke: | 4–5 | ||||||||
| Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1926–1928) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Washington and Lee | 4–3–2 | 3–2–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1927 | Washington and Lee | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | T–12th | |||||
| 1928 | Washington and Lee | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–20th | |||||
| Washington and Lee: | 10–15–3 | 6–11–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–24–5 | ||||||||
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