Larry Bitcon

Larry Bitcon

Biographical details
Born	(1934-10-20)October 20, 1934 Iowa
Died	May 3, 1973(1973-05-03) (aged 38) Monmouth, Illinois
Playing career
1953–1954	Iowa State Teachers
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956	Scranton HS (IA)
1957–1959	Grundy Center HS (IA)
1960–1962	State College of Iowa (assistant)
1963–1964	Arkansas (assistant)
1965–1971	Illinois State
Head coaching record
Overall	32–35–2 (college) 28–4 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 IIAC (1967–1968)

Lawrence "Bub" Bitcon (October 20, 1934 – May 3, 1973) was an American football coach. He was the 14th head football coach at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, serving for seven seasons, from 1965 to 1971 and compiling a record of 32–35–2.^[1]

Bitcon was killed in a head-on automobile crash near Monmouth, Illinois on May 3, 1973.^[2]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Illinois State Redbirds (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1969)
1965	Illinois State	0–9	0–4	5th
1966	Illinois State	2–5–2	0–2–1	4th
1967	Illinois State	8–2	2–1	T–1st
1968	Illinois State	6–4	2–1	T–1st
1969	Illinois State	5–5	1–2	3rd
Illinois State Redbirds (NCAA College Division independent) (1970–1971)
1970	Illinois State	5–5
1971	Illinois State	6–5
Illinois State:		32–35–2	5–10–1
Total:		32–35–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. Illinois State Coaching Records Archived November 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Former ISU Coach Larry Bitcon Killed". The Mercury. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. May 4, 1973. p. 33. Retrieved December 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Larry Bitcon at Find a Grave