Laurie Apitz
Lawrence Edward Apitz (May 22, 1906 – June 6, 1980)[1] was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 22–29–3. Apitz was also the head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1933 to 1936 and at Louisville from 1936 to 1940, amassing a career college basketball record of 39–77.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1906 Bessemer, Michigan |
| Died | June 6, 1980 (aged 74) Walworth, Wisconsin |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1927 | Chicago |
| Track | |
| 1927–1928 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1932 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1933–1935 | Pacific (CA) (line) |
| 1936–1942 | Louisville |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1936 | Pacific (CA) |
| 1936–1940 | Louisville |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1936–? | Louisville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–29–3 (football) 39–77 (basketball) |
A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Apitz was valedictorian of his high school class of 1924. He attended the University of Chicago, where he played football as an end and ran track.[2] He was a third-team selection to the 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3] Apitz died at the age of 74, on June 6, 1980, in Wisconsin.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Cardinals (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Louisville | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–20th | |||||
| 1937 | Louisville | 2–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–23rd | |||||
| 1938 | Louisville | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1939 | Louisville | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Louisville | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | Louisville | 4–4 | |||||||
| Louisville Cardinals (Independent) (1936–1941) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Louisville | 2–3 | |||||||
| Louisville: | 22–29–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 22–29–3 | ||||||||
References
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- "Apitz Athletic Director At Louisville University". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. March 12, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Billy Evans Picks Three Top Teams In Big Ten Selections". The Independent Record. December 3, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cox, Earl (October 20, 1980). "Laurie Apitz was a one-man sports statf at U of L". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 63. Retrieved January 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.