Herman Roy "Beck" Beckelheimer (December 25, 1886 – January 21, 1971) was an American football and basketball coach. He played college football at the University of Charleston (then known as Morris Harvey College) in Charleston, West Virginia from 1910 to 1913 before playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team in 1914 and 1915.[1] Beckelheimer served as the head football coach at Morris Harvey in 1917 and from 1921 to 1923. He was also the head football coach at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia in 1919 and at Florida Southern College in 1920.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1886 Dempsey, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 1971 (aged 84) Fayetteville, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1913 | Morris Harvey |
| 1914–1915 | Vanderbilt |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Morris Harvey |
| 1919 | Bethany (WV) |
| 1920 | Southern College |
| 1921–1923 | Morris Harvey |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Morris Harvey |
| 1921–1923 | Morris Harvey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–30–3 (football) 17–23 (basketball) |
Beckelheimer died on January 21, 1971, at his home in Fayetteville, West Virginia.[2]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Harvey (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Morris Harvey | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Bethany Bison (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Bethany | 2–7 | |||||||
| Bethany: | 2–7 | ||||||||
| Southern College Blue and White (Independent) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Southern College | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Southern College: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
| Morris Harvey (Independent) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Morris Harvey | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1922 | Morris Harvey | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Morris Harvey | 0–8 | |||||||
| Morris Harvey: | 12–19–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–30–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Vanderbilt Commodores football. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Beckelheimer Dies". The Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. United Press International. January 22, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved March 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Morris Harvey Team History" (PDF). University of Charleston Athletics. pp. 5, 7–8. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
