Lloyd Grow

Lloyd E. Grow
Grow pictured in 1934 University of Wyoming yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1903-07-23)July 23, 1903
Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 1979(1979-06-10) (aged 75)
Dickson, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (1929)
Playing career
Football
1926–1927Nebraska
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1937Wyoming (line)
1939Henderson State
1946Kalamazoo (line)
1949–1952Kalamazoo
Basketball
1946–1953Kalamazoo
Head coaching record
Overall16–24–2 (football)

Lloyd Eugene "Dob" Grow (July 23, 1903 – June 10, 1979) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Henderson State Teachers College—now known as Henderson State University—in Arkadelphia, Arkansas in 1939 and Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1949 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–24–2. Grow was an alumnus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and the University of Nebraska, where he received his Bachelor of Arts.[2] Grow was an assistant at the University of Wyoming.[3]

Coaching career

Grow was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for four seasons, from 1949 until 1952. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 12–20–1.[4]

Death

Grow died in June 1979. An obituary appeared in the Sports News on June 30, 1979.[5]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Henderson State Reddies (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1939)
1939 Henderson State 4–4–1 3–1–1
Henderson State: 4–4–1 3–1–1
Kalamazoo Hornets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1952)
1949 Kalamazoo 2–6 1–4 5th
1950 Kalamazoo 5–4 4–1 2nd
1951 Kalamazoo 2–6 2–3 T–4th
1952 Kalamazoo 3–4–1 2–3 T–3rd
Kalamazoo: 12–20–1 9–11
Total: 16–24–2

References

  1. ^ Mulder, Arnold (1958). The Kalamazoo College Story: The First Quarter of the Second Century of ... - Arnold Mulder - Google Books. Retrieved July 15, 2013 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide - National Collegiate Athletic Association - Google Books. 1952. Retrieved July 15, 2013 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Kalamazoo College Bulletin: Catalogue - Kalamazoo College - Google Books. 1947. Retrieved July 15, 2013 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kalamazoo Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "Access". 1979.


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