About Theodore R. Turney
Lived 1901 – 1979 (aged 77). Theodore R. Turney was an American american football player.
Theodore Roosevelt Turney (April 27, 1901 – February 3, 1979) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio from 1930 to 1945, compiling a record of 51–56–8. Turney was the head basketball coach at Heidelberg from 1931 to 1946, tallying a mark of 92–152. He also coached track and golf at Heidelberg and retired as the school's athletic director in 1967. Turney died of a heart attack on February 3, 1979, in San Diego, California.
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Who was Theodore R. Turney?
American football player (1901-1979)
When was Theodore R. Turney born?
Theodore R. Turney was born on 27 April 1901 in Akron.
When did Theodore R. Turney die?
Theodore R. Turney died on 3 February 1979 in San Diego.
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Theodore R. Turney was an american football player.
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Theodore R. Turney was American.
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