Lowry Stoops
Lowry McElvain "Larry" Stoops (1892 – May 14, 1969) was an American college football and college basketball coach and an athletic administrator. He spent two seasons as the head football coach at West Liberty University where he compiled a 5–10–2 from 1924 to 1925.[1] He also served as the head basketball coach at West Liberty for the 1923–1924 and 1925–1926 seasons where he accumulated a 10–11 record.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 Tustin, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1969 Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1916–1918 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Right fielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1924 | West Liberty |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1926 | West Liberty |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1962 | West Virginia (assistant AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–10–2 (football) 10–11 (basketball) |
Beginning in 1926, he served as the assistant athletic director at West Virginia University until his retirement in 1962.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty Hilltoppers (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | West Liberty | 4–4–2 | |||||||
| West Liberty Hilltoppers (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | West Liberty | 1–6–1 | 1–3 | 9th | |||||
| West Liberty: | 5–10–2 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–10–2 | ||||||||
References
- "Year–by–Year Records" (PDF). West Liberty University. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Annual Records" (PDF). West Liberty University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "WVU Sports Hall of Fame". West Virginia University. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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