Lowry Stoops | |
Birth Date: | 1892 |
Birth Place: | Tustin, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Baseball |
Player Years2: | 1916–1918 |
Player Team2: | West Virginia |
Player Positions: | Right fielder |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1923–1924 |
Coach Team2: | West Liberty |
Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
Coach Years4: | 1923–1926 |
Coach Team4: | West Liberty |
Admin Years1: | 1926–1962 |
Admin Team1: | West Virginia (assistant AD) |
Overall Record: | 5–10–2 (football) 10–11 (basketball) |
Lowry McElvain "Larry" Stoops (1892 – May 14, 1969) was an American college football and college basketball coach and an athletic administrator. He spent two seasons as the head football coach at West Liberty University where he compiled a 5–10–2 from 1924 to 1925.[1] He also served as the head basketball coach at West Liberty for the 1923–1924 and 1925–1926 seasons where he accumulated a 10–11 record.[2]
Beginning in 1926, he served as the assistant athletic director at West Virginia University until his retirement in 1962.[3]