Bernard E. Roy was born & raised in St. Joe, Kansas. After graduating from high school, Barney, as he was known, served during WWII in the Navy as a physical education instructor with the Naval Air Corp. After his discharge, he attended and graduated from the University Kansas at Topeka in 1951. He later earned a MA in Education from Northern Michigan University. He moved to Marshall in 1963 & taught history and geography at MHS. In addition to teaching, Barney coached football, track and cross country until his retirement in 1991. He led the XC and track teams to multiple Twin Valley Conference Championships and also led the boys XC team to the 1981 XC Team State Championship. Barney is honored annually as MHS hosts the Barney Roy XC Invitational each fall. Barney passed away in 2002 at the age of 81.
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