| Herb Royer | |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1915 |
| Death Place: | Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1935–1937 |
| Player Team2: | Marshall |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1938 |
| Coach Team2: | Marshall (backfield) |
| Coach Years3: | 1939–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Logan HS (WV) |
| Coach Years4: | 1946 |
| Coach Team4: | Logan HS (WV) |
| Coach Years5: | 1947 |
| Coach Team5: | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1948 |
| Coach Team6: | Marshall (backfield) |
| Coach Years7: | 1949–1950 |
| Coach Team7: | West Virginia Tech |
| Coach Years8: | 1951–1952 |
| Coach Team8: | Logan HS (WV) |
| Coach Years9: | 1953–1958 |
| Coach Team9: | Marshall |
| Coach Sport10: | Basketball |
| Coach Years11: | 1939–1942 |
| Coach Team11: | Logan HS (WV) |
| Coach Years12: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team12: | Logan HS (WV) |
| Overall Record: | 35–34–4 (college football) |
| Championships: | 1 WVIAC (1949) |
Herbert Henry Royer (June 4, 1915 – April 7, 2003) was an American football coach. He served as was the head football coach at West Virginia University Institute of Technology from 1949 to 1950 and at Marshall University from 1953 to 1958, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 35–34–4.
A native of Loveland, Ohio, Royer lived in Newark, Ohio during his early childhood and then moved to Dunbar, West Virginia, where he completed high school. He attended Emory and Henry College and then Marshall, where played football as a halfback from 1935 to 1937 under head coach Cam Henderson. After graduating from Marshall in 1938, Royer signed with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), but ultimately declined to play professional football.[1] [2]
Royer served in the United States Navy during World War II.[3]