Roy Wilson McNeal[1] (June 23, 1891 – May 25, 1976) was an American college sports coach, athletics administrator, and professor. He served as the head football coach at Albany College—now known as Lewis & Clark College—in Albany, Oregon from 1920 to 1921, the College of Puget Sound—now known as the University of Puget Sound—in Tacoma, Washington from 1922 to 1925, and Southern Oregon State Normal School—now known as Southern Oregon University—in Ashland, Oregon from 1927 to 1931. He also coached basketball, baseball, and track at Albany. McNeal later served as professor of geography at Southern Oregon.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1891 Dallas County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1976 (aged 84) Ashland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1912 | Henderson-Brown |
| Position(s) | Tackle, fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | Albany (OR) |
| 1922–1925 | Puget Sound |
| 1927–1931 | Southern Oregon Normal |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1920 | Albany (OR) |
| 1927–1932 | Southern Oregon Normal |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1920 | Albany (OR) |
| Track | |
| c. 1920 | Albany (OR) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1922 | Albany (OR) |
| 1922–1926 | Puget Sound |
| 1927–? | Southern Oregon Normal |
McNeal attended Henderson-Brown College—now known as Henderson State University—in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he earned eight varsity letters in two years. He played at tackle and fullback in football, and ran the 440-yard dash in track. McNeal earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona in 1916. At Arizona, he was an assistant to coach Pop McKale.[4]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Pirates (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Albany | ||||||||
| 1921 | Albany | ||||||||
| Albany: | |||||||||
| Puget Sound Loggers (Independent) (1922–1925) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Puget Sound | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Puget Sound | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Puget Sound | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Puget Sound | 3–3 | |||||||
| Puget Sound: | 11–10–3 | ||||||||
| Southern Oregon Normal (Independent) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Southern Oregon Normal | 3–0 | |||||||
| 1928 | Southern Oregon Normal | 1–3–2 | |||||||
| Southern Oregon Normal (California Coast Conference) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Southern Oregon Normal | 2–4–1 | 0–4 | 8th | |||||
| Southern Oregon Normal (Independent) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Southern Oregon Normal | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Southern Oregon Normal | 3–0–2 | |||||||
| Southern Oregon Normal: | 13–9–5 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Football team of 1931 :: Historic Southern Oregon University". cdm15013.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Oregon Historical Society (1959). "The Oregon Historical Quarterly". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 60. Oregon Historical Society. ISSN 0030-4727. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ The Journal of geography. Vol. 75. 1976. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Swayze, Tom (June 7, 1922). "McNeal Named C. P. S. Mentor". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. Tacoma, Washington. p. 8. Retrieved February 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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