Larry Bitcon

Larry Bitcon
Biographical details
Born(1934-10-20)October 20, 1934
Iowa
DiedMay 3, 1973(1973-05-03) (aged 38)
Monmouth, Illinois
Playing career
1953–1954Iowa State Teachers
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956Scranton HS (IA)
1957–1959Grundy Center HS (IA)
1960–1962State College of Iowa (assistant)
1963–1964Arkansas (assistant)
1965–1971Illinois State
Head coaching record
Overall32–35–2 (college)
28–4 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 IIAC (1967–1968)

Lawrence "Bub" Bitcon (October 20, 1934 – May 3, 1973) was an American football coach. He was the 14th head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for seven seasons, from 1965 to 1971 and compiling a record of 32–35–2.[1]

Bitcon was killed in a head-on automobile crash near Monmouth, Illinois on May 3, 1973.[2]

  1. ^ Illinois State Coaching Records Archived November 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Former ISU Coach Larry Bitcon Killed". The Mercury. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. May 4, 1973. p. 33. Retrieved December 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.