Elvan George | |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1912 |
Birth Place: | Cumby, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1932–1934 |
Player Team1: | East Central State |
Coach Years1: | 1935–1936 |
Coach Team1: | Coalgate HS (OK) |
Coach Years2: | 1937–1939 |
Coach Team2: | Ada HS (OK) (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1940–1958 |
Coach Team3: | Ada HS (OK) |
Coach Years4: | 1959–1971 |
Coach Team4: | East Central |
Overall Record: | 92–42–5 (college) 174–52–9 (high school) |
Bowl Record: | 1–3 |
Championships: | 4 OCC (1964–1967) |
Elvan M. George (September 1, 1912 – June 21, 1974) was an American football coach. He is known for coaching East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma from 1959 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma where his teams won six state championships—1951, 1952, and 1954 to 1957. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Oklahoma sports history.[1]