Earl Killian

Earl Willard Killian (August 3, 1920 – September 21, 2022) was an American college sports head coach and athletic director. He coached Towson University's men's soccer, men's basketball, and baseball teams. He was the first head coach of all three teams.

Earl Killian
Biographical details
Born(1920-08-03)August 3, 1920
DiedSeptember 21, 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 102)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Soccer
1951Towson
Basketball
1958–1963Towson
Baseball
1957–1973Towson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969Towson
Head coaching record
Overall5–4 (soccer)
9–76 (basketball)
97–92–2 (baseball)

As of November 2016, Killian was living in Daytona Beach, Florida,[1] and he turned 100 in August 2020.[2] He died on September 21, 2022, at the age of 102.[3]

Head coaching record

Soccer

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Towson Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1951)
1951 Towson 5–4
Towson: 5–4 (.556)
Total:5–4 (.556)

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Towson Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1958–1963)
1958–59 Towson 1–17
1959–60 Towson 3–17
1960–61 Towson 3–12
1961–62 Towson 1–15
1962–63 Towson 1–15
Towson: 9–76 (.106)
Total:9–76 (.106)

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Towson Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1957–1973)
1957 Towson 3–11
1958 Towson 5–8
1959 Towson 7–7
1960 Towson 6–7
1961–1964 Towson Results not available
1965 Towson 8–4
1966 Towson 9–5
1967 Towson 9–5
1968 Towson 11–3
1969 Towson 9–4
1970 Towson 12–7
1971 Towson 9–9
1972 Towson 4–12
1973 Towson 5–10–2
Towson: 97–92–2 (.513)
Total:97–92–2 (.513)

References

  1. Willis, Ken (March 15, 2013). "At 92, Earl is still an ace". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  2. Daytona Beach Shores man about town celebrates 100th birthday
  3. "Earl Killian Obituary - Port Orange, FL". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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