Lee Royer
American football player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harold Lee "Rock" Royer (c. 1934 – November 20, 1973) was an American football coach best known for his role as the father of Liberty University football. He was the school's first ever head coach before dying in a plane crash while caught up in tornadic winds in his Cherokee 6 on November 20, 1973.[1][2] He also was a noted Baptist evangelist[3] and was known in collegiate football circles as "Coach Born Again".[4]
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Born | c. 1934 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | (1973-12-20)December 20, 1973 (aged 39) near Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1953–1956 | West Chester |
Position(s) | Fullback, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959 | Chester HS (PA) (assistant) |
1960–1961 | Pennsylvania Military (line) |
1962–1963 | Pennsylvania Military |
1964 | Connecticut (assistant) |
1965–1966 | Boston College (DB/LB) |
1967 | VPI (DB) |
1968–1970 | Maryland (DB) |
1971–1972 | Navy (assistant) |
1973 | Lynchburg Baptist |
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