Larry Elliott | |
Birth Date: | 9 November 1935 |
Birth Place: | La Junta, Colorado, U.S. |
Death Place: | Sunrise, Arizona, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1954 |
Player Team2: | Kansas State |
Player Years3: | 1956–1958 |
Player Team3: | Washburn |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1966–1973 |
Coach Team2: | Washburn (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1974–1978 |
Coach Team3: | Washburn |
Coach Years4: | 1979–1984 |
Coach Team4: | Washburn (OC) |
Coach Years5: | 1984–1989 |
Coach Team5: | Washburn |
Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
Coach Years7: | 1967–1979 |
Coach Team7: | Washburn |
Overall Record: | 58–51–1 (football) 188–174 (baseball) |
Bowl Record: | 1–1 |
Tournament Record: | 0–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
Larry A. Elliott (November 9, 1935 – April 13, 2008) was an American football and baseball coach. He was the 32nd and 36th head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He held that position for five seasons, from 1974 until 1978 and then returned for six more seasons, from 1984 until 1989. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 58 wins, 51 losses, and 1 ties.[1]
Elliott led the Ichabods to a victory in the 1974 Boot Hill Bowl over Millikin University, the school's first post-season football appearance.[2] In 1986, he was placed in the Washburn University Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]