Lester Larson

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Lester Larson
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Playing career
1905 Chicago
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1907 Texas A&M
1912–1913 Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall14–3–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Lester Lamont Larson was an American college football player and coach. He was the first head football coach in the history of the University of Louisville, serving in that position form 1912 to 1913. At the time of his hiring, he was working as a typewriter salesman [1] His first team at Louisville in 1912 finished with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. [2] His second team in 1913 finished with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, including a 100–0 win over Washington College of Tennessee. [3]

Prior to that, Larson served as the head coach for one season at Texas A&M University, leading the Aggies to a 6–1–1 record. [4]

Larson attended the University of Chicago and a member of the 1905 Chicago Maroons football team that won a national championship under Amos Alonzo Stagg. He won a varsity letter that season. [5] He attended at West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois. [6]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Texas A&M Aggies (Independent)(1907)
1907 Texas A&M 6–1–1
Texas A&M:6–1–1
Louisville Cardinals (Independent)(1912–1913)
1912 Louisville 3–1
1913 Louisville 5–1
Louisville:8–2
Total:14–3–1

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