Jim LaRue
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| Jim LaRue | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 11, 1925 Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died |
March 29, 2015 (aged 89) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 1943–1944 1947–1949 |
Carson–Newman Duke Maryland |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1956 1959–1966 1968–1973 1974–1975 1976 1978–1989 |
Houston (backfield) Arizona Utah (DC) Wake Forest (assistant) Buffalo Bills (WR) Chicago Bears (DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–37–2 |
|
Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
|
Championships
1 WAC (1964) | |
Jim LaRue (August 11, 1925 – March 29, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–37–2. LaRue played six seasons of varsity football at three different schools: Carson–Newman College (1942), Duke University (1943–1944), and the University of Maryland, College Park (1947–1949).[1] He served as an assistant coach at the University of Houston, Wake Forest University, and with the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). LaRue died on March 29, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona, aged 89, from undisclosed causes.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Wildcats (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959–1961) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Arizona | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Arizona | 7–3 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Arizona | 8–1–1 | 17 | ||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1966) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Arizona | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Arizona | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Arizona | 6–3–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Arizona | 3–7 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1966 | Arizona | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Arizona: | 41–37–2 | 14–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–37–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 7, 1959). "Key Games Are Early". New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Ex-Arizona coach Jim LaRue dies". ESPN. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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