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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1894–1967)}}
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1894–1967)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = James P. Herron
| name = James P. Herron
| image = Pat Herron.jpg
| image = Pat Herron.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Herron from ''The Arbutus'', 1923
| caption = Herron from ''The Arbutus'', 1923
| birth_date = 1894
| birth_date = August 12, 1894
| birth_place = [[New Kensington, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[New Kensington, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date|1967|12|20}} (aged 73)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|12|21|1894|8|12}} (aged 73)
| death_place = [[Monongahela, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Monongahela, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| team =
| team =
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| playing_years1 = 1919
| playing_years1 = 1919
| playing_team1 = [[Massillon Tigers]]
| playing_team1 = [[Massillon Tigers]]
| playing_years2 = 1920
| playing_team2 = [[Cleveland Tigers (NFL)|Cleveland Tigers]]
| career_highlights =
| career_highlights =
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1916 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|1916]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1916 College Football All-America Team|1916]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1916 College Football All-America Team|1916]])
* Second-team All-American ([[1915 College Football All-America Team|1915]])
* Second-team All-American ([[1915 College Football All-America Team|1915]])
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'''James Patrick Herron''' (1894 – December 20, 1967) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played at [[End (gridiron football)|end]] for the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|football team]] from 1913 to 1916.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NgANAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3261%2C5534900 | title=Panther Given Memorable Tussle By Navy in Their Last Clash | date=October 10, 1933 | last=Sell | first=Jack | newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | access-date=September 8, 2009}}</ref>
'''James Patrick Herron''' (August 12, 1894 – December 21, 1967) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played at [[End (gridiron football)|end]] for the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|football team]] from 1913 to 1916.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NgANAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3261%2C5534900 | title=Panther Given Memorable Tussle By Navy in Their Last Clash | date=October 10, 1933 | last=Sell | first=Jack | newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | access-date=September 8, 2009}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
A member of the Panthers' undefeated [[NCAA Division I FBS national football championship|national championship]] teams coached by [[Pop Warner]] in 1915 and 1916, Herron earned first team [[1916 College Football All-America 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/353758842.html?dids=353758842:353758842&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+14%2C+1922&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=BIG+10+COACHES+CLEAR+UP+RULE+ON+SHIFT+PLAY&pqatl=google | title=Big 10 Coaches Clear Up Rule On Shift Play | date=September 9, 1922 | newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] | access-date=September 8, 2009 | archive-date=October 22, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022132013/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/353758842.html?dids=353758842:353758842&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+14,+1922&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=BIG+10+COACHES+CLEAR+UP+RULE+ON+SHIFT+PLAY&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vs0MAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f2kDAAAAIBAJ&&pg=2077%2C2715178 | title=Herron on Warner | date=February 4, 1939 | newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | access-date=September 8, 2009}}</ref> Herron died at the age of 73 on December 20, 1967 at Monongahela Memorial Hospital in [[Monongahela, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pat Herron, Lawyer, Pitt All-American, 73 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OigjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5746,3757827 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=December 22, 1967 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>
A member of the Panthers' undefeated [[NCAA Division I FBS national football championship|national championship]] teams coached by [[Pop Warner]] in 1915 and 1916, Herron earned first team [[1916 College Football All-America 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/353758842.html?dids=353758842:353758842&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+14%2C+1922&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=BIG+10+COACHES+CLEAR+UP+RULE+ON+SHIFT+PLAY&pqatl=google | title=Big 10 Coaches Clear Up Rule On Shift Play | date=September 9, 1922 | newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] | access-date=September 8, 2009 | archive-date=October 22, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022132013/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/353758842.html?dids=353758842:353758842&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+14,+1922&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=BIG+10+COACHES+CLEAR+UP+RULE+ON+SHIFT+PLAY&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vs0MAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f2kDAAAAIBAJ&&pg=2077%2C2715178 | title=Herron on Warner | date=February 4, 1939 | newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | access-date=September 8, 2009}}</ref> Herron died at the age of 73 on December 20, 1967, at Monongahela Memorial Hospital in [[Monongahela, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pat Herron, Lawyer, Pitt All-American, 73 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OigjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5746,3757827 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=December 22, 1967 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref>

He also played in one game, a start, for the [[Cleveland Tigers (NFL)|Cleveland Tigers]] of the [[American Professional Football Association]] in 1920.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HerrPa20.htm | title=Pat Herron | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 16 October 2024

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
CollegePittsburgh
Career history
As coach
1920–1921Pittsburgh (assistant)
1922Indiana
1923–1924Pittsburgh (assistant)
1925Duke
1926–1928Washington and Lee
As player
1919Massillon Tigers
1920Cleveland Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Corp seal U.S. Army Air Corps
U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service1917–1919, 1942–1946
Rank Major
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II

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]

Biography

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Sell, Jack (October 10, 1933). "Panther Given Memorable Tussle By Navy in Their Last Clash". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "Big 10 Coaches Clear Up Rule On Shift Play". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 9, 1922. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "Herron on Warner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 4, 1939. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "Pat Herron, Lawyer, Pitt All-American, 73". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 22, 1967. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "Pat Herron". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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