Lawrence Haskell
Lawrence E. "Jap" Haskell (November 18, 1898 – February 10, 1964) was an American university administrator, baseball coach, and football coach. He served as the head baseball coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1927 to 1941. During his tenure, the Sooners won 176 games and eight conference championships. In the military, Haskell was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1898 Butler County, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 1964 (aged 65) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1921–1922 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1927–1941 | Oklahoma |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1941–1947 | Oklahoma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 176–74–2 (.702) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MVIAA 7 Big Six | |
Haskell was the University of Oklahoma athletic director from 1941 to 1947. The Board of Regents fired him on March 25, 1947 after university president George L. Cross discovered a $60,000 deficit and $6,000 of unknown expenditures in the athletic department budget.[1] The misappropriation was during head football coach Jim Tatum's one-year tenure at Oklahoma.[1]
He was listed as a scout for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in 1948.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Oklahoma Sooners (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Oklahoma | 12–5 | 12–5 | ||||||
| 1928 | Oklahoma | 7–9 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Six Conference) (1929–1941) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Oklahoma | 9–7–1 | 5–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1930 | Oklahoma | 11–4–1 | 9–3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1931 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1932 | Oklahoma | 5–7 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Oklahoma | 11–5 | 3–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1934 | Oklahoma | 15–3 | 4–2 | ||||||
| 1935 | Oklahoma | 14–3 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Oklahoma | 18–3 | 6–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937 | Oklahoma | 13–5 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 1938 | Oklahoma | 12–6 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939 | Oklahoma | 14–5 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1940 | Oklahoma | 16–5 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Oklahoma | 9–6 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Oklahoma: | 176–74–2 (.702) | 89–29–1 (.752) | |||||||
| Total: | 176–74–2 (.702) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Gary King, The Forgotten Man of Oklahoma Football: Jim Tatum Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Sooner Magazine, Spring 2008.
- Spink, J.G. Taylor, ed., 1948 Official Baseball Guide and Record Book. St. Louis: The Sporting News
- "2022 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
External links
- "All-Time Coaches". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- "2009 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- "With the Armed Forces" (PDF). Sooner Magazine. November 1942. LCCN 46043016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009.