Sport(s) Football, basketball 1910–1912 Knox (IL) 1908–1909 Alma Role Coach | Name Ira Carrithers | |
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Born October 25, 1886Washburn, Illinois ( 1886-10-25 ) Died February 17, 1955, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | ||
Ira Thomson Carrithers (October 25, 1886 – February 17, 1955) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Alma College (1908–1909), Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (1910–1912), and Lake Forest College (1914), compiling a career college football record of 22–17. Carrither was also the head basketball coach at Knox (1910–1913), Lake Forest (1914–1915, 1929–1932), and Coe College (1915–1924), amassing a career college basketball mark of 91–118.
Coe
Carrithers became athletic director and coach of several sports at Coe College. From 1915 to 1924, Coe became nationally recognized for its competitive sports under Carrithers. He was inducted into the schools "athletic hall of fame" in 1973.
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