Lawrence "Bubb" Korver is a retired

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coach. He served as the head coach at Northwestern College in

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from 1967 to 1994, compiling a record of 212–77–6. Korver led Northwestern to two

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s, in 1973 and 1983. He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1990. A native of Orange City, attended Northwestern when it was a junior college and then

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. He played football at both schools. Korver coached at Walnut Grove High School in

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and Maurice-Orange City High School in his hometown. He was the head football coach for five seasons, from 1962 to 1966, at Luverne High School in

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, leading his teams to record of 21–20–1.

Head coaching record

College

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