Sport(s) Football Overall 32–25–1 1946–1949 Millikin Name Don Shroyer | 1956–1961 Millikin Positions Halfback 1964–1965 Southern Illinois | |
Don Shroyer (born c. 1926) was a college football player and coach. He played and coached at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and then went on to coach at Southern Illinois University.
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Playing career
As a player at Millikin University, Shroyer was all-conference halfback in football for three consecutive years and all-conference champion in track in the broad jump.
Millikin
After a brief stint in the high school ranks, Shoyer returned to his alma mater, Millikin University, 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.
Southern Illinois
After Millikin, Shoyer became the tenth head football coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and he held that position for two seasons, from 1964 until 1965. His record at Southern Illinois was 4–16.