Lawrence "Bub" Bitcon (October 20, 1934 – May 3, 1973) was an

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coach. He was the 14th head football coach at

Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of th ...

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, serving for seven seasons, from 1965 to 1971 and compiling a record of 32–35–2. Bitcon was killed in a head-on automobile crash near

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on May 3, 1973.

Head coaching record

College

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