Roy Bohler
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Mohnton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Chula Vista, California, U.S.
 Bohler from the 1960 Record | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1893 Mohnton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1978 (aged 84) Chula Vista, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Washington State |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1917 | Washington State |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1917 | Washington State |
| Position | Center (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Willamette |
| 1926–1927 | Beloit |
| 1938 | Chico State |
| 1939 | UC Santa Barbara (assistant) |
| 1940–1949 | Chico State |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1929 | Beloit |
| 1945–1946 | Humboldt State |
| Baseball | |
| 1947–1963 | Chico State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1929 | Beloit |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–57–6 (football) 12–45 (basketball) 245–167–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football FWC (1948) | |
| Awards | |
| Basketball Helms All-American (1916) First-team All-PCC (1917) | |
Roy Bohler (December 14, 1893 – February 21, 1978) was an American college athletics coach and athletic director. He also had a standout college basketball career as a player, earning All-American status in 1916. While playing for Washington State, Bohler – a 5'11" center – led the Cougars to a retroactive NCAA national championship in 1916–17 while playing under head coach Fred Bohler, his older brother.[1]
Bohler coached college football, basketball, and baseball. His football stints include being the head coach at Willamette, Beloit, and Chico State.[2] While at Beloit he also served as the school's athletic director. He resigned in March 1929 because he disagreed with providing student-athletes with scholarship money, an opinion that began gaining support among Beloit's officials during his time as athletic director.[3] In basketball, Bohler coached at Beloit as well as for Humboldt State. His longest tenure for any team, however, was as the head baseball coach for Chico State, a position he held for 17 seasons. Chico State has since named their baseball field "Roy Bohler Field".[4] In his 17 years as Chico State's coach, he led them to seven conference championships.[4]
Bohler was born on December 14, 1893, in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, to John and Susan Bohler. He grew up in Pennsylvania. Bohler died on February 21, 1978, at a hospital in Chula Vista, California.[5]
