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Date of birth
  
1894

Role
  
American football player

1920–1921
  
Pittsburgh (assistant)

Positions
  
End


1922
  
Indiana

Name
  
James Herron

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Place of birth
  
New Kensington, Pennsylvania

Date of death
  
December 20, 1967 (aged 73)

Place of death
  
Monongahela, Pennsylvania

Died
  
December 21, 1967, Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States

College
  
Pittsburgh Panthers football

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Battles and 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. 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. 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. Herron died at the age of 73 on December 20, 1967 at Monongahela Memorial Hospital in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

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