Larry Bitcon
American football player and coach (1934–1973)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1934-10-20)October 20, 1934 Iowa |
Died | May 3, 1973(1973-05-03) (aged 38) Monmouth, Illinois |
Playing career | |
1953–1954 | Iowa State Teachers |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1956 | Scranton HS (IA) |
1957–1959 | Grundy Center HS (IA) |
1960–1962 | State College of Iowa (assistant) |
1963–1964 | Arkansas (assistant) |
1965–1971 | Illinois State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 32–35–2 (college) 28–4 (high school) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 IIAC (1967–1968) | |
Lawrence "Bub" Bitcon (October 20, 1934 – May 3, 1973) was an American football coach. He was the 14th head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for seven seasons, from 1965 to 1971 and compiling a record of 32–35–2.[1]
Bitcon was killed in a head-on automobile crash near Monmouth, Illinois on May 3, 1973.[2]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Illinois State Redbirds (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1969) | |||||||||
1965 | Illinois State | 0–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1966 | Illinois State | 2–5–2 | 0–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1967 | Illinois State | 8–2 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
1968 | Illinois State | 6–4 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
1969 | Illinois State | 5–5 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
Illinois State Redbirds (NCAA College Division independent) (1970–1971) | |||||||||
1970 | Illinois State | 5–5 | |||||||
1971 | Illinois State | 6–5 | |||||||
Illinois State: | 32–35–2 | 5–10–1 | |||||||
Total: | 32–35–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Illinois State Coaching Records Archived November 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former ISU Coach Larry Bitcon Killed". The Mercury. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. May 4, 1973. p. 33. Retrieved December 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Larry Bitcon at Find a Grave
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