Sport(s) Football, basketball 1961–1972 Akron 1970–1984 Akron | 1950s Twinsburg HS (OH) Name Gordon Larson Role Basketball Player | |
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Born June 15, 1924Akron, Ohio ( 1924-06-15 ) Died June 12, 2005, The Villages, Florida, United States | ||
Gordon K. Larson (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was a basketball player, 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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