George Litton
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1935 |
Playing career | |
1955–1958 | East Tennessee State |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959 | Pennington Gap HS (VA) |
1961 | East Tennessee State (freshmen) |
1962–1969 | Lees–McRae |
1970–1974 | Gardner–Webb |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1962–1970 | Lees–McRae |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 16–35 (college) 3–6–1 (high school) |
Bowls | 0–1 |
George Litton Jr. (born c. 1935) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 16–35.[1] Litton was also the head football coach at Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina from 1962 to 1969, when the school was a junior college.[2]
A native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Litton played college football as an end at East Tennessee State College—now known as East Tennessee State University.[3][4]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (NAIA Division I independent) (1970–1974) | |||||||||
1970 | Gardner–Webb | 2–8 | |||||||
1971 | Gardner–Webb | 3–7 | |||||||
1972 | Gardner–Webb | 2–9 | |||||||
1973 | Gardner–Webb | 7–5 | L Poultry | ||||||
1974 | Gardner–Webb | 2–6 | |||||||
Gardner–Webb: | 16–35 | ||||||||
Total: | 16–35 |
References
- ^ "Litton Named Head Football Coach" (PDF). The Pilot. Gardner–Webb University. January 27, 1970. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Hall of Fame". Lees–McRae College. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "George Litton to be head coach at Pennington high". The Post. Big Stone Gap, Virginia. June 18, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "George Litton Accepts Lees-McRae Post". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. May 2, 1962. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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