Roy Lester
Lester as Maryland freshman coach in 1957
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1923 Spencer, West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1949 | West Virginia |
| 1949 | Paterson Panthers (AA) |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1951 | Walton H.S. |
| 1953–1955 | Allegany H.S. |
| 1956–1958 | Maryland (Ends/Freshmen) |
| 1959–1968 | Richard Montgomery H.S. |
| 1969–1971 | Maryland |
| 1972–1978 | Paint Branch H.S. |
| 1979–1993 | Magruder H.S. |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–25 (college) |
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E. Roy Lester (born c. 1923) is an American former college and high school football coach. As head coach of Richard Montgomery High School, his teams compiled an 86–10–1 record and six undefeated seasons.
After a successful career at the high school level, he served as the head coach of the University of Maryland football team from 1969 to 1971. Lester was the school's fourth head coach in five years, and compiled a 7–25 record during his tenure. He was fired after the 1971 season when Maryland finished at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the second consecutive year.
Lester returned to coach interscholastic football at Paint Branch High School and Magruder High School. His teams won three Maryland state championships.
Lester attended West Virginia University where he was a three-sport athlete and earned letters in football, baseball, and basketball. He was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Lester grew up in Spencer, West Virginia and attended college at West Virginia University, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. In basketball, he played as a center and recorded 27 points in 21 games during his career.In baseball, he played as an outfielder from 1947 to 1949, and as a senior recorded 53 hits and a .339 batting average.He played college football as an end in 1948 and participated in the 1949 Sun Bowl.Lester was named to the West Virginia 1940–1949 Team.Record Book Supplement (PDF), 2009 West Virginia Football Media Guide, West Virginia University, 2009.He graduated in 1949 with a degree in political science.In 1949, Lester played football for the Paterson Panthers of the American Association, a farm team of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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