LeRoy Heminger

LeRoy Frederich Heminger (1914 – March 27, 1977) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois from 1946 to 1948 and Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana from 1949 to 1952.[1] Heminger was the athletic director at Paoli High School in Paoli, Indiana from 1938 until 1941, when he was hired by Shurtleff College.[2] He also coached basketball and track at Shurtleff before he was hired in 1949 by Franklin College to coach football, baseball, and golf.[3]

LeRoy Heminger
Biographical details
Born1914
DiedMarch 27, 1977 (aged 62)
Franklin, Indiana
Alma materFranklin (BA)
Indiana (MS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1948Shurtleff
1949–1952Franklin (IN)
Basketball
c. 1941–1949Shurtleff
1963–1969Emmerich Manual HS (IN)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1941Paolo HS (IN)
1946–1949Shurtleff
1969–1977Emmerich Manual HS (IN)
Head coaching record
Overall26–29–4 (college football)

Heminger was a graduate of Franklin College.[4] He died on March 27, 1977, at Johnson Country Memorial Hospital in Franklin.[5]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Shurtleff Pioneers (Independent) (1946–1948)
1946 Shurtleff 4–2–3
1947 Shurtleff 6–3
1948 Shurtleff 4–4
Shurtleff: 14–9–3
Franklin Grizzlies (Hoosier Conference) (1949–1952)
1949 Franklin 3–4–12–3–1T–5th
1950 Franklin 2–71–58th
1951 Franklin 2–61–5T–6th
1952 Franklin 5–34–2T–2nd
Franklin: 12–20–18–15–1
Total:26–29–4

References
  1. "The Shurtleff Pioneer". Shurtleff College. April 24, 1947. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. "Paoli Coach Takes Post At Shurtleff". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. May 18, 1941. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Shurtleff Coach Gets Franklin College Job". The Dispatch. Moline, Illinois. Associated Press. June 9, 1949. p. 21. Retrieved May 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Vivian". Emmerich Manual High School. 1964. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  5. "LeRoy Heminger Dies at Franklin". The Columbus Herald. Columbus, Indiana. United Press International. April 1, 1977. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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