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| − | '''Gordon K. Larson''' (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was a basketball player, American football coach, and college athletics administrator in Ohio. He served as the head coach at the University of Akron from 1961 to 1972, compiling a record of 74–33–5. Larson's 74 wins are second most in the history of the |
+ | '''Gordon K. Larson''' (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was a basketball player, American football coach, and college athletics administrator in Ohio. He served as the head coach at the University of Akron from 1961 to 1972, compiling a record of 74–33–5. Larson's 74 wins are second most in the history of the Akron Zips football program, trailing only the 80 tallied by his assistant and successor, [[Jim Dennison]]. Larson died at the age of 80 on June 12, 2005 at his home in [[The Villages, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Akron coach Gordon Larson dies |author= |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cqhIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n4EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2323,2948391 |newspaper=[[The Vindicator]] |date=June 14, 2005 |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref> |
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| Born |
June 15, 1924 Akron, Ohio |
| Died |
June 12, 2005 (aged 80) The Villages, Florida |
Gordon K. Larson (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was a basketball player, American football coach, and college athletics administrator in Ohio. He served as the head coach at the University of Akron from 1961 to 1972, compiling a record of 74–33–5. Larson's 74 wins are second most in the history of the Akron Zips football program, trailing only the 80 tallied by his assistant and successor, Jim Dennison. Larson died at the age of 80 on June 12, 2005 at his home in The Villages, Florida.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Akron Zips (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1961–1965) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Akron | 6–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1962 | Akron | 7–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Akron | 6–3 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1964 | Akron | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1965 | Akron | 5–3–1 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Akron Zips (Independent) (1966–1972) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Akron | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1967 | Akron | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Akron | 7–3–1 | L Grantland Rice | ||||||
| 1969 | Akron | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1970 | Akron | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1971 | Akron | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1972 | Akron | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| Akron: | 74–33–5 | 26–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 74–33–5 | ||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Former Akron coach Gordon Larson dies". June 14, 2005. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cqhIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n4EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2323,2948391. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
The original article can be found at Gordon K. Larson and the edit history here.