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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-11-10)November 10, 1898 Cokato, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1945(1945-11-07) (aged 46) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1919–1921 | Navy |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1939–1941 | Navy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–8–3 |
Emery Ellsworth "Swede" Larson (November 10, 1898 – November 7, 1945) was an American college football coach and United States Marine Corps colonel.1 He was the 23rd head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, serving for three seasons, from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record of 16–8–3.2 Larson died on November 7, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia.3 He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.4
Larson Gymnasium, a 2,000 seat basketball facility that opened in December 1953 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, was named after him.1
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Navy | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Navy | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | Navy | 7–1–1 | 10 | ||||||
| Navy: | 16–8–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 16–8–3 | ||||||||
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References
References
- "Marine Corps Schools" basketball program, Quantico, Virginia, 1955-56.
- Navy Midshipmen football coaching records Archived December 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Swede Larson's obituary
- "Burial detail: Larson, Emery E". ANC Explorer. Retrieved May 21, 2023.