Elvan George
American football player and coach (1912–1974)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1912-09-01)September 1, 1912 Cumby, Texas, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 1974(1974-06-21) (aged 61) Ada, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1932–1934 | East Central State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1935–1936 | Coalgate HS (OK) |
1937–1939 | Ada HS (OK) (assistant) |
1940–1958 | Ada HS (OK) |
1959–1971 | East Central |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 92–42–5 (college) 174–52–9 (high school) |
Bowls | 1–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 OCC (1964–1967) | |
Elvan M. George (September 1, 1912 – June 21, 1974) was an American football coach. He is known for coaching East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma from 1959 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma where his teams won six state championships—1951, 1952, and 1954 to 1957. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Oklahoma sports history.[1]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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East Central Tigers (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1959–1971) | |||||||||
1959 | East Central | 8–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Christmas Festival Bowl | ||||
1960 | East Central | 7–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | W Rice Bowl | ||||
1961 | East Central | 5–5 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
1962 | East Central | 9–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L All-Sports Bowl | ||||
1963 | East Central | 8–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1964 | East Central | 9–2–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | L All-Sports Bowl | ||||
1965 | East Central | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1966 | East Central | 7–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 1st | |||||
1967 | East Central | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
1968 | East Central | 7–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1969 | East Central | 6–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1970 | East Central | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
1971 | East Central | 3–7 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
East Central: | 92–42–5 | 62–24–5 | |||||||
Total: | 92–42–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Top 100 Contributors to Sports in Oklahoma
External links
- Elvan George at Find a Grave
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East Central Tigers head football coaches
- Marshall Jones (1909–1912)
- Glen Clark (1913–1916)
- No team (1917–1918)
- Ralph S. Newcomb (1919)
- Wilbur M. Clary (1920)
- Marion Z. Thompson (1921–1922)
- Joe Milam (1923–1924)
- Raymond Cox (1925–1926)
- Polly Wallace (1927–1933)
- Mickey McBride (1934–1938)
- C. J. Powell (1939–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Hinkle Blevins & Ed Wiles (1945)
- Frank Crider (1946–1950)
- Paul Marston (1951–1958)
- Elvan George (1959–1971)
- Pat O'Neal (1972–1989)
- Hank Walbrick (1990–1998)
- Dennis Darnell (1999–2003)
- Tim McCarty (2004–2005)
- Kurt Nichols (2006–2008)
- Tim McCarty (2009–2017)
- Al Johnson (2018–2021)
- Kris McCullough (2022)
- John Litrenta (2023– )
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