Roy Bohler
Bohler from the 1960 Record | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1893 Mohnton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1978 (aged 84) Chula Vista, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Washington State |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1917 | Washington State |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1917 | Washington State |
| Position(s) | Center (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Willamette |
| 1926–1927 | Beloit |
| 1938 | Chico State |
| 1939 | UC Santa Barbara (assistant) |
| 1940–1949 | Chico State |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1929 | Beloit |
| 1945–1946 | Humboldt State |
| Baseball | |
| 1947–1963 | Chico State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1929 | Beloit |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–57–6 (football) 12–45 (basketball) 245–167–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football FWC (1948) | |
| Awards | |
| Basketball Helms All-American (1916) First-team All-PCC (1917) | |
Roy Bohler (December 14, 1893 – February 21, 1978) was an American college athletics coach and athletic director. He also had a standout college basketball career as a player, earning All-American status in 1916. While playing for Washington State, Bohler – a 5'11" center – led the Cougars to an NCAA national championship in 1916–17 while playing under head coach Fred Bohler, his older brother.
Bohler coached college football, basketball, and baseball. His football stints include being the head coach at Willamette, Beloit, and Chico State. While at Beloit he also served as the school's athletic director. He resigned in March 1929 because he disagreed with providing student-athletes with scholarship money, an opinion that began gaining support among Beloit's officials during his time as athletic director. In basketball, Bohler coached at Beloit as well as for Humboldt State. His longest tenure for any team, however, was as the head baseball coach for Chico State, a position he held for 17 seasons. Chico State has since named their baseball field "Roy Bohler Field". In his 17 years as Chico State's coach, he led them to seven conference championships.
Bohler was born on December 14, 1893, in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, to John and Susan Bohler. He grew up in Pennsylvania. Bohler died on February 21, 1978, at a hospital in Chula Vista, California.