Lester Lamont Larson was an
American football
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player and coach. He was the first head football coach in the history of the
University of Louisville
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, serving in that position form 1912 to 1913. At the time of his hiring, he was working as a typewriter salesman His first team at Louisville in 1912 finished with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. 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.
Prior to that, Larson served as the head coach for one season at
Texas A&M University
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, leading the Aggies to a 6–1–1 record.
Larson attended the
University of Chicago
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and a member of the
1905 Chicago Maroons football team that won a
national championship
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under
Amos Alonzo Stagg
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. He won a varsity letter that season. He attended at
West Aurora High School
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History
High school classes were ...
in
Aurora, Illinois
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.
Head coaching record
References
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Texas A&M Aggies football coaches
Louisville Cardinals football coaches
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Players of American football from Illinois