 Easterday pictured in The Bronco 1920, Simmons yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1894 Lisbon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1976 (aged 81) Odessa, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1918 | Pittsburgh |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1918 | Pittsburgh |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | Simmons (TX) |
| 1921 | Bethany (WV) (assistant) |
| 1922–1923 | Bethany (WV) |
| 1925–1927 | Waynesburg |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Simmons (TX) |
| 1921–1924 | Bethany (WV) |
| 1924–1928 | Waynesburg |
| Baseball | |
| 1920 | Simmons (TX) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1921 | Simmons (TX) |
| 1924–1928 | Waynesburg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–29–8 (college football) 83–69 (college basketball) 13–7 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-American (1918) | |
Roy Alexander "Katy" Easterday (June 29, 1894 – May 26, 1976) was an American football and basketball player, track and field athlete, coach, college athletics administrator, and dentist. He played at the halfback position for the Pittsburgh Panthers football teams from 1917 to 1918 and was selected as an All-American in 1918. Easterday served as the head football coach at Simmons College—now known as Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, Texas—from 1919 to 1920, at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia from 1922 to 1923, and at Waynesburg College—now known as Waynesburg University—in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1927, compiling a career college football record of 25–29–8.