Larry Siemering

Larry Siemering
Biographical details
Born(1910-11-24)November 24, 1910
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2009(2009-07-27) (aged 98)
Watsonville, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1933–1934San Francisco
1935–1936Boston Redskins
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–1939Manteca HS (CA)
1940Lodi HS (CA)
1941Stockton
1942–1946Pacific (CA) (assistant)
1947–1950Pacific (CA)
1951Arizona State
1953Washington Redskins (OL)
1954Calgary Stampeders
1956–1958Santa Cruz HS (CA)
1959–1965Cabrillo
Baseball
1945Pacific (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall41–8–4 (college football)
Bowls2–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 CCAA (1947)
Awards

Lawrence Edwin Siemering (November 24, 1910 – July 27, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of San Francisco and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Redskins in 1935 and 1936. Siemering served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1947 to 1951 and at Arizona State University in 1951, compiling a career college football coached record of 41–8–4. He also was the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders in 1954. In all, Siemering's football career as a player and coach lasted more than forty years. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving professional football player at 98 years of age.[1]

  1. ^ Nolte, Carl (July 30, 2009). "Larry Siemering, football coach, dies at 98". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 2, 2009.