Gordon K. Larson

Gordon K. Larson
Biographical details
Born(1924-06-15)June 15, 1924
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 2005(2005-06-12) (aged 80)
The Villages, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1942–1943Bowling Green
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950sTwinsburg HS (OH)
1959–1960Ohio State (assistant)
1961–1972Akron
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1984Akron
Head coaching record
Overall74–33–5 (college)
Bowls0–1

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]

  1. ^ "Former Akron coach Gordon Larson dies". The Vindicator. June 14, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2010 – via Google News.