Jerald David Louthan (March 31, 1938 – August 13, 2020) was an American college football coach. He was the athletic director and head football coach for George Fox College—now known as George Fox University.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1938 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2020 (aged 82) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1957–1958 | Friends |
| 1959–1961 | Pittsburg State |
| Positions | Defensive back, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1962–1963 | Lockwood HS (MO) |
| 1964–1965 | Friends (assistant) |
| 1966 | George Fox (assistant) |
| 1967 | George Fox |
| Basketball | |
| 1966–1969 | George Fox (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1966–1969 | George Fox |
| Track and field | |
| 1966–1969 | George Fox |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1964–1965 | Friends |
| 1966–1969 | George Fox |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–8 (college football) |
Career
editLouthan played college football for Friends and Pittsburg State as a defensive back and fullback.[1][2][3]
In 1962, following Louthan's playing career he was named head football coach for Lockwood High School.[4][5] In 1964, he became the athletic director and an assistant coach for Friends.[6][7] In 1966, he joined George Fox as an assistant football and basketball coach and the head track and field coach.[6][8][7] In 1967, he was promoted to head football coach and was named athletic director following Earl Craven's departure.[6][8][7][9][10] In one season as head coach he led the team to a 0–8 record which was their last fielded team until 2014. He also coached the baseball team until 1969.[11]
As athletic director, he suspended the football team.[12]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Fox Quakers (Oregon Collegiate Conference) (1968) | |||||||||
| 1968 | George Fox | 0–8 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| George Fox: | 0–8 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–8 | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ Eddlemon, Marty (September 26, 1959). "Sports Seens". Springfield Leader and Press. p. 3. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Gorilla Fullbacks". Springfield Leader and Press. September 16, 1959. p. 15. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Pittsburg Tops SMS B, 27-13". Springfield Leader and Press. October 28, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Lockwood High Names New Football Coach". The Springfield News-Leader. June 15, 1962. p. 36. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Mr. Jerry Louthan Employed As Football Coach Here". Lockwood Luminary. June 14, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Quakers Select Jerry Louthan". The Capital Journal. April 27, 1966. p. 26. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "George Fox College Names Jerry Louthan to grid Post". The Capital Journal. March 28, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- 1 2 "G-F Names Grid Coach". Statesman Journal. March 29, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ Hubbell, Barry (February 4, 1969). "Bright Pro Future Seen for Hadlock". The Capital Journal. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Baseball First Love For Quakers' Casey". The Capital Journal. February 11, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Coach Named". Spokane Chronicle. April 29, 1970. p. 31. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ↑ "No Football At G-Fox". The Capital Journal. May 22, 1969. p. 39. Retrieved March 28, 2024.