Theodore Roosevelt Turney (April 27, 1901 – February 3, 1979) was an American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio from 1940 to 1945, compiling a record of 51–56–8. Turney was the head basketball coach at Heidelberg from 1931 to 1946, tallying a mark of 92–152.[2] He also coached track and golf at Heidelberg and retired as the school's athletic director in 1967. Turney died of a heart attack on February 3, 1979, in San Diego, California.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1901 Magnetic Springs, Ohio, US |
| Died | February 3, 1979 (aged 77) San Diego, California, US |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1923 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1924 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1924–1926 | Barberton Diamond Matches |
| 1925–1926 | Akron Buckeye Cycles |
| 1926–1927 | Akron (CBL) |
| 1929–1930 | Columbus Robert Lees (NPBL) |
| Position(s) | Fullback, kicker (football) Center (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1925 | Barberton HS (OH) |
| 1926–1929 | North HS (OH) |
| 1930–1945 | Heidelberg |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1946 | Heidelberg |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1967 | Heidelberg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–56–8 (college football) 92–152 (college basketball) |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Student Princes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1930–1945) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Heidelberg | 8–0 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
| 1931 | Heidelberg | 3–4 | 2–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1932 | Heidelberg | 6–1–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Heidelberg | 2–5–2 | 2–3–2 | 13th | |||||
| 1934 | Heidelberg | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–16th | |||||
| 1935 | Heidelberg | 3–4–2 | 3–3–2 | T–10th | |||||
| 1936 | Heidelberg | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 12th | |||||
| 1937 | Heidelberg | 4–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1938 | Heidelberg | 1–8 | 1–6 | 18th | |||||
| 1939 | Heidelberg | 2–7 | 2–5 | 14th | |||||
| 1940 | Heidelberg | 5–4 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Heidelberg | 6–2 | 5–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1942 | Heidelberg | 4–2 | 2–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Heidelberg | 1–4–1 | 1–4–1 | 10th | |||||
| Heidelberg: | 51–56–8 | 40–41–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–56–8 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ted Turney". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). bergathletics.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Short, John (February 1, 1979). "Short's Sports; Turney Claimed". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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