Donald Gene Shroyer (November 24, 1925 – July 7, 2013) was an

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and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1956 to 1961 and at

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from 1964 to 1965, compiling a career

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coaching record of 32–35–1. Shroyer was also the head baseball coach at Millikin from 1957 to 1959, tallying a mark of 28–15. From 1962 to 1963, he was an assistant coach for

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of the

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(NFL).

Playing career

As a player at

, Shroyer was all-conference halfback in football for three consecutive years and all-conference champion in track in the broad jump.

Coaching career

Millikin

After a brief stint in the high school ranks, Shoyer returned to his alma mater,

, for his first college head coaching job and led the team from 1956 until 1961, accumulating a record of 28–19–1 with an undefeated season in 1961.News Release , Millikin University

Southern Illinois

After Millikin, Shoyer became the tenth head football coach at

and he held that position for two seasons, from 1964 until 1965. His record at Southern Illinois was 4–16.Southern Illinois Coaching Records

Head coaching record

College football

References

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