University of Findlay

Homer Shadle was a coach and teacher at Findlay College from 1963 to 1975. Shadle attended West Liberty College in West Virginia. He still holds the record for the most letters received in sports at West Liberty. During his college years, Shadle was president of his Varsity club. He worked on his master’s degree at Bowling Green State University. Following college, Shadle played professional basketball with the Clarksburg Oilers in West Virginia prior to joining the Army. He participated in the Normandy invasion and was later pulled from combat duty in order to teach physical education at the University of Paris and the University of Biarritz. After returning home from France, Shadle taught and coached at Darlington High School in Pennsylvania for 17 years. In 1963, he came to Findlay College and served for 12 years as defensive coordinator for the Oilers. He served as head baseball coach for 12 years, compiling a 118-96-1 record. His teams won the Mid-Ohio Conference in 1969-1970, and the Hoosier-Buckeye Conference in 1973-1974 and won Findlay’s only District 22 Championship in 1975. He was named conference Coach of the Year and NAIA District 22 Coach of the Year in 1972. During his tenure at Findlay, he taught various health and physical education courses, managed the intramural program and, at times, served as assistant coach in basketball and wrestling. In 1971, Shadle was honored by the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference as one of the five all time most outstanding players in the conference. Shadle passed away on July 3, 1976.