Bruce Larson (basketball)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1926 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 2021 (aged 94) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1950 | Arizona |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1957 | Eastern Arizona (assistant) |
| 1957–1959 | Weber |
| 1959–1961 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1961–1972 | Arizona |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Junior college national (1959) | |
Bruce Alan Larson (August 12, 1926 – April 13, 2021) was an American basketball coach. He was coach of the Arizona Wildcats from 1961 to 1972.[1][2] Prior to his time at Arizona, Larson served as coach at Eastern Arizona and Weber College (now Weber State). At Weber, his team won the 1959 Junior college national championship.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hansen, Greg (April 14, 2021). "Bruce Larson, who led Wildcats' men's basketball team from 1961–72, dies in Tucson at age 94". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ "Former Wildcats coach Bruce Larson still on campus at 92". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ Hein, Brett (April 21, 2020). "Bruce Larson, coach of Weber College basketball national title team, dies at 94". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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- 1926 births
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- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
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- Sportspeople from Fargo, North Dakota
- Weber State Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- 20th-century American sportsmen