James P. Herron

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James P. Herron
Career information
Herron from The Arbutus, 1923
Date of birth:	1894
Place of birth:	New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death:	December 20, 1967 (aged 73)
Place of death:	Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States
Position(s):	End
College:	Pittsburgh
Organizations
As coach:
1920–1921 1922 1923–1924 1925 1926–1928	Pittsburgh (assistant) Indiana Pittsburgh (assistant) Duke Washington and Lee
As player:
1919	Massillon Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1916) Head coaching record: 15–24–5
Military service
Allegiance:	United States
Service/branch:	U.S. Army Air Corps U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service:	1917-1919, 1942-1946
Rank:	Major
Battles/wars:	World War I World War II

James Patrick "Pat" Herron (1894 – December 20, 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] 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]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

References

↑ Sell, Jack (October 10, 1933). "Panther Given Memorable Tussle By Navy in Their Last Clash". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
↑ "Big 10 Coaches Clear Up Rule On Shift Play". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 9, 1922. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
↑ "Herron on Warner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 4, 1939. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
↑ "Pat Herron, Lawyer, Pitt All-American, 73". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 22, 1967. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

External links

James P. Herron at the College Football Data Warehouse

Indiana Hoosiers head football coaches

Arthur B. Woodford (1887–1888)
Evans Woollen (1889)
No team (1890)
Billy Herod (1891)
No coach (1892–1893)
Gustave Ferbert & Huddleston (1894)
Winchester Osgood & Wren (1895)
Madison G. Gonterman (1896–1897)
James H. Horne (1898–1904)
James M. Sheldon (1905–1913)
Clarence Childs (1914–1915)
Ewald O. Stiehm (1916–1921)
James P. Herron (1922)
Bill Ingram (1923–1925)
Harlan Page (1926–1930)
Earle C. Hayes (1931–1933)
Bo McMillin (1934–1947)
Clyde B. Smith (1948–1951)
Bernie Crimmins (1952–1956)
Bob Hicks (1957)
Phil Dickens (1958–1964)
John Pont (1965–1972)
Lee Corso (1973–1982)
Sam Wyche (1983)
Bill Mallory (1984–1996)
Cam Cameron (1997–2001)
Gerry DiNardo (2002–2004)
Terry Hoeppner (2005–2006)
Bill Lynch (2007–2010)
Kevin Wilson (2011–)

Duke Blue Devils head football coaches

John Franklin Crowell (1888–1889)
No coach (1890–1895)
No team (1896–1919)
Floyd J. Egan (1920)
James A. Baldwin (1921)
Herman G. Steiner (1922)
S. M. Alexander (1923)
Howard Jones (1924)
James P. Herron (1925)
James DeHart (1926–1930)
Wallace Wade (1931–1941)
Eddie Cameron (1942–1945)
Wallace Wade (1946–1950)
William D. Murray (1951–1965)
Tom Harp (1966–1970)
Mike McGee (1971–1978)
Shirley Wilson (1979–1982)
Steve Sloan (1983–1986)
Steve Spurrier (1987–1989)
Barry Wilson (1990–1993)
Fred Goldsmith (1994–1998)
Carl Franks (1999–2003)
Ted Roof (2003–2007)
David Cutcliffe (2008– )

Washington and Lee Generals head football coaches

No coach (1890–1891)
F. W. Cobb (1892)
J. B. Bullitt (1893)
No coach (1894)
R. S. Thomas (1895)
No coach (1896–1898)
Thomas Trenchard (1899)
Bill Wertenbaker (1900)
Thomas Trenchard (1901)
Bill Wertenbaker (1902)
D. M. Balliet & A. J. Byles (1903)
D. M. Balliet (1904)
R. R. Brown (1905–1908)
T. N. Pfeiffer (1909)
J. W. H. Pollard (1910–1911)
James Reilly (1912)
H. L. Dowd (1913)
Jogger Elcock (1914–1916)
W. C. Raftery (1917–1921)
J. J. Fitzpatrick (1918)
James DeHart (1922–1925)
James P. Herron (1926–1928)
Eugene Oberst (1929–1930)
James DeHart (1931–1932)
Tex Tilson (1933–1940)
Riley Smith (1941)
P. A. Holstein (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Art Lewis (1946–1948)
George T. Barclay (1949–1951)
Carl Wise (1952–1953)
Bill Chipley (1955–1956)
Lee McLaughlin (1957–1967)
Buck Leslie (1968–1972)
Bill McHenry (1973–1977)
Gary Fallon (1978–1994)
Frank Mirrielo (1995–)

v t e 1916 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

QB Ockie Anderson HB Chic Harley HB Everett Strupper HB Bart Macomber FB Elmer Oliphant C Bob Peck G Clinton Black G Harrie Dadmun G Frank T. Hogg T Clarence Horning T Belford West E Bert Baston E James P. Herron

Persondata
Name	Herron, James P.
Alternative names	Herron, James Patrick; Herron, Pat
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	1894
Place of birth	New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Date of death	December 20, 1967
Place of death	Monongahela, Pennsylvania

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