Roy Wilson McNeal (June 23, 1891 – May 25, 1976) was an American college sports coach, athletics administrator, and professor. He served as the head football coach at Albany College—now known as

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from 1920 to 1921, the College of Puget Sound—now known as the

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from 1922 to 1925, and Southern Oregon State Normal School—now known as

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from 1927 to 1931. He also coached

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, and track at Albany. McNeal later served as professor of geography at Southern Oregon. McNeal attended Henderson-Brown College—now known as

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, where he earned eight varsity letters in two years. He played at tackle and fullback in football, and ran the

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in track. McNeal earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the

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in 1916. At Arizona, he was an assistant to coach

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