Lincoln[1] Paul LaVinn (January 2, 1915 – August 10, 1975) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1915 |
| Died | August 10, 1975 (aged 60) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1941 | Upper Iowa (assistant) |
| 1945–1946 | Carthage |
| 1949–1951 | Eureka |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1945 | Upper Iowa |
| 1945–1948 | Carthage |
| 1948–1951 | Eureka |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | Carthage |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–27–2 (football) 93–103 (basketball) 2–7 (baseball) |
Coaching career
editCarthage
editLaVinn was the 12th head football coach at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois, serving for two seasons, from 1945 to 1946, and compiling a record of 2–10–1.[2] LaVinn started out with a win against Parsons College in Iowa and outscored opponents by 59 to 46 in his inaugural 1945 season,[3] but ended up with a winless season in his second year of coaching.[4]
While at Carthage, LaVinn also coached the baseball team in 1947 to a 2–7 record,[5] and found somewhat more success as the men's basketball coach[6] for three seasons, from 1946 to 1948, with a record of 26–37.[7]
Eureka
editLaVinn was the seventh head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, serving for four seasons, from 1949 to 1951, and compilinga record of 4–17–1.[8]
LaVinn also coached the men's basketball team at Eureka for four seasons, from 1948 to 1952, tallying a mark of 44–38.[9]
High school coaching
editIn August 1952, LaVinn was hired as the athletic director at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.[10] In additional to Lockport, he also coached at school in Maple Park, and New Lenox.[11][12][13]
Later life and death
editLaVinn moved in 1975 from Downer's Grove, Illinois to Largo, Florida. He died on August 10, 1975.[14]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Red Men (Independent) (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Carthage | 2–3 | |||||||
| Carthage Red Men (College Conference of Illinois) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Carthage | 0–7–1 | 0–4 | 9th | |||||
| Carthage: | 2–10–1 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Eureka Red Devils (Pioneer Conference) (1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Eureka | 1–7 | 1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Eureka Red Devils (Independent) (1950–1951) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Eureka | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1951 | Eureka | 1–6 | |||||||
| Eureka: | 4–17–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–27–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ La Crosse State Teacher's College Alumni Notes
- ^ Carthage College Coaching Records Archived September 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Carthage College 1945 football results". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Carthage Redmen". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ Carthage College Archived November 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Baseball records
- ^ College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "CCIW Basketball: Year-By-Year Results"
- ^ Carthage College Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Men's basketball year-by-year results
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Eureka Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Eureka College Archived July 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Men's basketball records
- ^ "Collee [sic] Coach Gets Lockport Position". Woodford County Journal. Eureka, Illinois. August 14, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Illinois High School Athletic Association Lockport Township Season Summaries
- ^ Illinois High School Athletic Association Maple Park Season Summaries
- ^ Illinois High School Athletic Association New Lenox Season Summaries
- ^ "obituaries". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. August 11, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
