Roy Helser

Royal Herman Helser


Born:
August 27, 1911
Portland, OR

Died:
October 25, 1994
McMinnville, OR


Career
1934-35 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College)
1946-47 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1947-48 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1948-49 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1949-50 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1950-51 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1951-52 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1952-53 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1953-54 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1954-55 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1955-56 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1956-57 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1957-58 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1958-59 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1959-60 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach
1960-61 Linfield College - McMinnville, Oregon (College) Head coach

Born in Portland to Henry and Katherine Helser, Roy was a longtime pitcher in the PCL, winning 20 game three times for the Portland Beavers. He did not play sports in high school, but played basketball, baseball and football at Linfield. In the off-season of 1946-47, he put on the basketball uniform of the hapless Spokane Orphans for a short spell. He was a longtime coach at Linfield, coaching both basketball and baseball, and even was assistant coach for the football team there.

He married Dorothy Wall (1915-2013) in 1935

UPDATED APRIL 11, 2022:

Additional research turned up that Roy was not a member of the Spokane Orhpans of the PCBL. It was his brother, Morrie, who played for them. I have removed that from his career, but will keep this page up anyway.

Minor League Baseball Stats
http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=helser001roy

Source:
Linfield Hall of Fame
Statesman Journal, December 25, 1946
Statesman Journal, October 27, 1994