Emery Ellsworth "Swede" Larson (November 10, 1898 – November 7, 1945) was an American

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colonel."Marine Corps Schools" basketball program, Quantico, Virginia, 1955-56. He was the 23rd head football coach at the

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, serving for three seasons, from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record of 16–8–3. Larson died on November 7, 1945, in

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. He was buried in

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. Larson Gymnasium, a 2,000 seat basketball facility that opened in December 1953 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, was named after him.

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1898 births 1945 deaths Navy Midshipmen football coaches Navy Midshipmen football players United States Marine Corps colonels People from Wright County, Minnesota Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Military personnel from Minnesota {{1930s-collegefootball-coach-stub