Gordon K. Larson
American football coach, college athletics administrator
About Gordon K. Larson
Lived 1924 – 2005 (aged 80). Gordon K. Larson was an American basketball player.
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.
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Who was Gordon K. Larson?
American football coach, college athletics administrator
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Gordon K. Larson was born on 15 June 1924 in Akron.
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Gordon K. Larson died on 12 June 2005 in The Villages.
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Gordon K. Larson was a basketball player.
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Gordon K. Larson was American.
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