James P. Herron

James Patrick Herron (August 12, 1894 – December 21, 1967) was an American football player and coach. He played at end for the University of Pittsburgh's football team from 1913 to 1916.^[1]

James P. Herron

Herron from The Arbutus, 1923
Born:	August 12, 1894 New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	December 21, 1967(1967-12-21) (aged 73) (aged 73) Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	End
College	Pittsburgh
Career history
As coach
1920–1921	Pittsburgh (assistant)
1922	Indiana
1923–1924	Pittsburgh (assistant)
1925	Duke
1926–1928	Washington and Lee
As player
1919	Massillon Tigers
1920	Cleveland Tigers
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1916) Consensus All-American (1916) Second-team All-American (1915) Head coaching record: 15–24–5
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Army Air Corps U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service	1917–1919, 1942–1946
Rank	Major
Battles / wars	World War I World War II

Biography

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.^[2] 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.^[3] Herron died at the age of 73 on December 20, 1967, at Monongahela Memorial Hospital in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.^[4]

He also played in one game, a start, for the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Association in 1920.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1922)
1922	Indiana	1–4–2	0–2–1	9th
Indiana:		1–4–2	0–2–1
Duke Blue Devils (Independent) (1925)
1925	Duke	4–5
Duke:		4–5
Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1926–1928)
1926	Washington and Lee	4–3–2	3–2–1	T–7th
1927	Washington and Lee	4–4–1	2–3	T–12th
1928	Washington and Lee	2–8	1–6	T–20th
Washington and Lee:		10–15–3	6–11–1
Total:		15–24–5