Gordon K. Larson | |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1924 |
Birth Place: | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | The Villages, Florida, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Basketball |
Player Years2: | 1942–1943 |
Player Team2: | Bowling Green |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1950s |
Coach Team2: | Twinsburg HS (OH) |
Coach Years3: | 1959–1960 |
Coach Team3: | Ohio State (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1961–1972 |
Coach Team4: | Akron |
Admin Years1: | 1970–1984 |
Admin Team1: | Akron |
Overall Record: | 74–33–5 (college) |
Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
Gordon K. Larson (June 15, 1924 – June 12, 2005) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator in Ohio. He served as the head coach at the University of Akron from 1961 to 1972, compiling a record of 74–33–5. Larson's 74 wins are second most in the history of the Akron Zips football program, trailing only the 80 tallied by his assistant and successor, Jim Dennison. Larson died at the age of 80 on June 12, 2005, at his home in The Villages, Florida.[1]