George Litton Explained

George Litton
Birth Date:c. 1935
Player Years1:1955–1958
Player Team1:East Tennessee State
Player Positions:End
Coach Years1:1959
Coach Team1:Pennington Gap HS (VA)
Coach Years2:1961
Coach Team2:East Tennessee State (freshmen)
Coach Years3:1962–1969
Coach Team3:Lees–McRae
Coach Years4:1970–1974
Coach Team4:Gardner–Webb
Admin Years1:1962–1970
Admin Team1:Lees–McRae
Overall Record:16–35 (college)
3–6–1 (high school)
Bowl Record:0–1

George Litton Jr. (born c. 1935) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 16–35.[1] Litton was also the head football coach at Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina from 1962 to 1969, when the school was a junior college.[2]

A native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Litton played college football as an end at East Tennessee State College—now known as East Tennessee State University.[3] [4]

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. News: Litton Named Head Football Coach. Gardner–Webb University. The Pilot. January 27, 1970. November 13, 2019.
  2. Web site: The Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Hall of Fame. Lees–McRae College. November 13, 2019.
  3. News: . George Litton to be head coach at Pennington high . The Post . . June 18, 1959 . 2 . March 9, 2020 . .
  4. News: . George Litton Accepts Lees-McRae Post . Johnson City Press . . May 2, 1962 . 25 . March 9, 2020 . .