Marshall L. Shearer

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1901–1964)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Marshall L. Shearer

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|8|30}}

| birth_place = Monticello, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|5|13|1901|8|30}}

| death_place = North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1923

| player_team1 = Centre

| player_positions = Tackle

| coach_years1 = 1926

| coach_team1 = Bluefield

| coach_years2 = 1930–1931

| coach_team2 = Concord

| coach_years3 = 1933–1934

| coach_team3 = New River State

| overall_record = 6–22–3 (college)

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Marshall Livingston Shearer Sr. (August 30, 1901 – May 13, 1964) was an American football coach.{{cite book|title=William Armstrong Cooper: seventy-three years a Baptist preacher|author=Young, A.L.|date=1980|publisher=A.L. Young|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N1ZHAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=April 8, 2015}} He served as the head football coach at Bluefield College]—now known as Bluefield University in Bluefield, Virginia in 1926, Concord State Normal School—now known as Concord University—in Athens, West Virginia from 1930 to 1931, and New River State College—now known as West Virginia University Institute of Technology—in Montgomery, West Virginia from 1933 to 1934.

After that, he was a head coach at Graham High School in Bluefield, Virginia where he coached future college and pro football Hall of Fame member Bill Dudley.{{cite book|title=Bullet Bill Dudley: The Greatest 60-Minute Man in Football|author=Stinson, Steve|date=2016|publisher=A.L. Young|isbn=9781493018161|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tUtODAAAQBAJ|accessdate=December 19, 2017}}

Shearer was born in Wayne County, Kentucky in 1901 and died in North Charleston, South Carolina in 1964.

He played college football at Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, where he a teammate of Red Roberts.

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Bluefield Rams

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1926

| endyear = single

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1926

| name = Bluefield

| overall = 1–3–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Bluefield

| overall = 1–3–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Concord Mountain Lions

| conf = West Virginia Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1930

| endyear = 1931

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1930

| name = Concord

| overall = 1–5–2

| conference = 0–3–1

| confstanding = 10th

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1931

| name = Concord

| overall = 0–7

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 6th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Concord

| overall = 1–12–2

| confrecord = 4–3

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = New River State Golden Bears

| conf = West Virginia Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1933

| endyear = 1934

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1933

| name = New River State

| overall = 4–2

| conference = 1–1

| confstanding = NA

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1934

| name = New River State

| overall = 0–5

| conference = 0–4

| confstanding = 9th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = New River State

| overall = 4–7

| confrecord = 1–5

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 6–22–3

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

References

External links

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Category:1901 births

Category:1964 deaths

Category:American football tackles

Category:Bluefield Rams football coaches

Category:Centre Colonels football players

Category:Concord Mountain Lions football coaches

Category:West Virginia Tech Golden Bears football coaches

Category:People from Wayne County, Kentucky