Career
Locey was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Locey first enrolled at Oregon State in 1915 and excelled at football as a freshman. His career and education, however, would be put on hold for a short period during World War I. Returning to Oregon State in 1921, he became one of Ohio State University"s outstanding tackles, lettering in 1915 and in 1921-1923 and was team captain in 1923.
Locey also served as student body president his senior years at Ohio State University (1923–1924).
In 1926, Locey played football at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. In 1928, Locey took over as the head football coach at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
In his first year with the Olympic Club, his team posted an undefeated season, with wins over future Pac-10 schools Stanford and California. After the success of that season, Locey was promoted to head coach of all sports at the athletic club
He was named the coach of the West team in the annual East-West Shrine game in 1929, though his team was defeated that year, 19-7.
His next head coaching position was at the University of Denver, where he spent four seasons coaching in Denver and posted an overall record of 20-14-3, never having a losing season. In 1937, Locey returned to Corvallis to become the athletic director at his alma mater. As Beaver fans hurried to buy tickets to the game in Pasadena, the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7 soon put the game"s future in doubt.
The Army canceled the game, citing the potential of the game as a target, leaving Locey and Oregon State to scramble to find an alternative site.
Locey chose Duke"s home campus in Durham, North Carolina, and then oversaw the refund and reissue of game and train tickets as well as hotel reservations for the Beaver faithful. Despite being 3-1 underdogs, the Beavers upset Duke, 20-16, in what remains the Beavers" only Rose Bowl victory.
Locey stepped down as athletic director in 1947. Locey was named to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and the Oregon State University Hall of Fame in 1990, both for his football prowess.
He died in Corvallis in 1981.
