Roy Beechler
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Ithaca, Michigan, U.S.
Clinton County, Michigan, U.S.
.png) Beechler from 1902 Alma football team portrait | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1880 Ithaca, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1946 (aged 66) Clinton County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1902 | Alma |
| 1904 | Michigan |
| Positions | Center, tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905 | Mount Union |
| 1909 | Michigan (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–6 |
LeRoy Garfield "Roy" Beechler (October 17, 1880 – November 14, 1946) was an American college football player and coach. He played football for the University of Michigan's 1904 "Point-a-Minute" team. He was the head football coach at Mount Union College in Ohio in 1905.
Beechler was born in Ithaca, Michigan in October 1880 and educated in the Ithaca public schools.[1] His parents, Jacob Sidney Beechler and Dora (Rasor) Beechler were of Dutch descent. In 1900, the family was living in Newark Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.[2]
University of Michigan
Beechler began his education at Alma College and played football for Alma's 1902 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship football team. He later enrolled in the Department of Engineering at the University of Michigan.[3] In 1907, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.[4] While attending Michigan, he played football for the 1904 Michigan Wolverines football team. Beechler played at the center and tackle positions for Michigan.[5][6] He suffered an injury that sidelined him for a portion of the season.[7] The 1904 Michigan team was the fourth of Fielding H. Yost's "Point-a-Minute" teams.[5][8] The team compiled a record of 10–0 and outscored its opponents 567 to 22.[5]
Coaching
After playing for Yost's "Point-a-Minute" team in 1904, Beechler was hired as the head football coach at Mount Union College for the 1905 season.[9] He compiled a 2–6 record as the team's head coach. Beechler was referred to among the student body at Mt. Union as "our Michigan University coach."[10]
In September 1906, Beechler was hired as coach for the Ann Arbor High School football team.[11] Beechler also served as an assistant coach under Fielding Yost at Michigan for the 1909 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 6–1 record and outscored opponents 116 to 34.[12] At the post-season football banquet on November 23, 1909, Yost thanked his coaching staff: "Mr. Redden, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Beechler and all the others who have been with us throughout the season deserve their full share of the credit.[13]