Gordon K. Larson
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| File:Gordon K. Larson.png | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1924 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 2005 (aged 80) The Villages, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1943 | Bowling Green |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950s | Twinsburg HS (OH) |
| 1959–1960 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 1961–1972 | Akron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1984 | Akron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–33–5 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Gordon K. Larson (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was an 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
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[edit | edit source]| 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 (NCAA College Division 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 | ||||||||
References
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- Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball players
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- High school football coaches in Ohio
- Kent State University alumni
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- United States Navy sailors
- People from The Villages, Florida
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