Lawrence Edward Apitz (May 22, 1906 – June 6, 1980) was an

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player, coach of football and

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, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 22–29–3. Apitz was also the head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in

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from 1933 to 1936 and at Louisville from 1936 to 1940, amassing a career

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record of 39–77. A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Apitz was valedictorian of his high school class of 1924. He attended the

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, where he played football as an end and ran

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. He was a third-team selection to the

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. Apitz died at the age of 74, on June 6, 1980, in

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Head coaching record

Football

References

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