Roy Engle

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Roy Engle
Engle at USC c. 1948
Biographical details
Born(1917-11-25)November 25, 1917
Sheldon, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 7, 2005(2005-07-07) (aged 87)
Rancho Bernardo, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1936–1939USC
1943Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
Baseball
1940Tulsa Oilers
1940Tyler Trojans
Position(s)Fullback (football)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945Olathe NAS
1947–1948USC (RB)
1949–1951Santa Barbara
Baseball
1942Hoover HS (CA)
1952–1953Santa Barbara
1953–1960Hoover HS (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall17–16 (college football)
30–25 (college baseball)

Roy Winfield Engle (November 25, 1917 – July 7, 2005) was an American football and baseball player and coach.[citation needed] After completing a college football career at the University of Southern California (USC), he served as the head football coach at Santa Barbara College of the University of California—now known as the University of California, Santa Barbara—from 1949 to 1951, compiling a record of 14–14.[1] He was also the head baseball coach at Santa Barbara from 1952 to 1952, tallying a mark of 30–25.

Engle also spent a summer in the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns minor league program.[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Olathe Naval Air Station Clippers (Independent) (1945)
1945 Olathe MAS 3–2
Olathe MAS: 3–2
Santa Barbara Gauchos (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1951)
1949 Santa Barbara 2–7 1–3 T–3rd
1950 Santa Barbara 7–3 3–1 2nd
1951 Santa Barbara 5–4 1–3 4th
Santa Barbara: 14–14 5–5
Total: 17–16

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roy Engle". San Diego Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Roy Engle". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.