Jim LaRue

Jim LaRue
Biographical details
Born(1925-08-11)August 11, 1925
Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 2015(2015-03-29) (aged 89)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1942Carson–Newman
1943–1944Duke
1947–1949Maryland
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950Maryland (freshmen)
1951Kansas State (backfield)
1954Kansas State (backfield)
1955–1956Houston (backfield)
1959–1966Arizona
1968–1973Utah (DC)
1974–1975Wake Forest (assistant)
1976Buffalo Bills (WR)
1978–1989Chicago Bears (DB)
Head coaching record
Overall41–37–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 WAC (1964)

Jim Elmer LaRue (August 11, 1925 – March 29, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–37–2. LaRue played six seasons of varsity football at three different schools: Carson–Newman College (1942), Duke University (1943–1944), and the University of Maryland, College Park (1947–1949).[1] He served as an assistant coach at the University of Houston, Wake Forest University, and with the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was part of the Bears staff that won Super Bowl XX.[2] LaRue died on March 29, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona, aged 89, from undisclosed causes.[3]

  1. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 7, 1959). "Key Games Are Early" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ex-Arizona coach Jim LaRue dies". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.