Emery Ellsworth "Swede" Larson (November 10, 1898 – November 7, 1945) was an American football coach and United States Marine Corps colonel.[1] He was the 23rd head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, serving for three seasons, from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record of 16–8–3.[2] Larson died on November 7, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[4]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1898 Cokato, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1945 (aged 46) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1919–1921 | Navy |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1939–1941 | Navy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–8–3 |
Larson Gymnasium, a 2,000 seat basketball facility that opened in December 1953 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, was named after him.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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| Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Navy | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Navy | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | Navy | 7–1–1 | 10 | ||||||
| Navy: | 16–8–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–8–3 | ||||||||
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References
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- ^ a b "Marine Corps Schools" basketball program, Quantico, Virginia, 1955-56.
- ^ Navy Midshipmen football coaching records Archived December 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swede Larson's obituary
- ^ "Burial detail: Larson, Emery E". ANC Explorer. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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