Harry Larche
Harry Eugene Larche (July 12, 1923 – May 31, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Toledo from 1957 to 1959 and at Graceland University in three separate stints spanning 1960 to 1973.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1923 Eros, Louisiana |
| Died | May 31, 2005 (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1948 | Arkansas State |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1953 | Arkansas State (line) |
| 1954 | Toledo (line) |
| 1957–1959 | Toledo |
| 1960–1962 | Graceland |
| 1964 | Graceland |
| 1969–1973 | Graceland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–57–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Arkansas State Ring of Honor (1998) | |
A star player at Arkansas State University,[1] Larche was drafted into the All-America Football Conference.[2] and also the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League in 1949, though he never played a game for the Packers.[3]
As a head coach at Graceland, he owned the distinction of letting a woman play in a game.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo Rockets (Mid American Conference) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Toledo | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Toledo | 4–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | Toledo | 2–6–1 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Toledo: | 11–15–1 | 4–12 | |||||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1960–1962) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Graceland | 2–7 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | Graceland | 5–2–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Graceland | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1964) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Graceland | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1969–1970) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Graceland | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1970 | Graceland | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1971–1972) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Graceland | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Graceland | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Graceland | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Graceland: | 35–42–3 | 20–29–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 46–57–4 | ||||||||
References
- "ARKANSAS STATE RING OF HONOR". astateredwolves.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- Crippen, Kenneth (January 17, 2018). The All-America Football Conference: Players, Coaches, Records. McFarland. ISBN 9781476631073. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- "1949 Green Bay Packers Draftees". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- "BIOGRAPHY of CLARA ENGLE MORRELL". iagenweb.org. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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