Louis Shepherd LeTellier (February 8, 1887 – July 2, 1975) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

coach and university instructor and administrator. He was the fourth head football coach at

The Citadel The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...

, serving for two seasons, from 1911 to 1912, and compiling a record of 8–6–2. LeTellier was an instructor in the Engineering department and later became head of the Civil Engineering Department. He served as interim President of The Citadel from the time of General

Charles P. Summerall General Charles Pelot Summerall (March 4, 1867 – May 14, 1955) was a senior United States Army officer. He commanded the 1st Infantry Division in World War I, was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1926 to 1930, and was President of ...

's departure in 1953 until General

Mark W. Clark Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the US Army during World War II. During World War I ...

's arrival in 1954. The current home of the Civil Engineering Department at The Citadel, LeTellier Hall, is named for him.

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