LaRue Van Meter
LaRue Van Meter (1898 – December 17, 1981) was an attorney and an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois from 1932 to 1938.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 Williamsville, Illinois |
| Died | December 17, 1981 (aged 83) Falls Church, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Illinois Wesleyan George Washington (1943) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1933 | Illinois College |
| 1937 | Illinois College |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1938 | Illinois College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–8–1 (football) 55–43 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 IIAC (1937) | |
Van Meter was the city attorney of Falls Church, Virginia from 1948 until his retirement in 1974.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College Blueboys (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1932–1933) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Illinois College | 3–4 | 3–3 | T–10th | |||||
| 1933 | Illinois College | 4–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Illinois College Blueboys (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1937) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Illinois College | 7–2 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| Illinois College: | 14–8–1 | 12–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–8–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Illinois College Blueboys. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- "LaRue Van Meter Dies". Washington Post. December 19, 1981. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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