Lou Tsoutsouvas
American football player and coach (1915–2001)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1915-07-04)July 4, 1915 Fresno, California, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 2001(2001-07-17) (aged 86) Santa Paula, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1934–1937 | Stanford |
1938 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1941–1947 | Ventura |
1948 | Humboldt State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–3 (college) 14–13–1 (junior college) |
Louis Samuel Tsoutsouvas (July 4, 1915 – July 17, 2001) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Humboldt State College—now known as Humboldt State University—in 1948, compiling a record of 6–3. Tsoutsouvas was also the head football coach at Ventura College in Ventura, California from 1941 to 1947, amassing a record of 14–13–1.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Humboldt State Lumberjacks (Far Western Conference) (1948) | |||||||||
1948 | Humboldt State | 6–3 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
Humboldt State: | 6–3 | 1–3 | |||||||
Total: | 6–3 |
Junior college football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ventura Pirates (Metropolitan Conference) (1941–1946) | |||||||||
1941 | Ventura | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
1942 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1946 | Ventura | 4–5–1 | 1–5–1 | T–6th | |||||
Ventura Pirates () (1947) | |||||||||
1947 | Ventura | 4–4 | |||||||
Ventura: | 14–13–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 14–13–1 |
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References
- ^ "Louis Tsoutsouvas". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "New Humboldt Coach is Former Grid Star". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Associated Press. July 8, 1938. p. 31. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "VC Pirate Football Team Records" (PDF). Ventura College Athletics. pp. 1–2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Lou Tsoutsouvas at Find a Grave
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Humboldt State Lumberjacks head football coaches
- Bert Smith (1924)
- Cy Falkenberg (1925)
- No team (1926)
- Fred Telonicher (1927–1934)
- Charles F. Erb (1935–1937)
- Herbert L. Hart (1938–1940)
- Earl Hoos (1941)
- No team (1942–1945)
- Joseph Forbes (1946–1947)
- Lou Tsoutsouvas (1948)
- Ted Staffner (1949–1950)
- Phil Sarboe (1951–1965)
- Bud Van Deren (1966–1985)
- Mike Dolby (1986–1990)
- Fred Whitmire (1991–1999)
- Doug Adkins (2000–2007)
- Rob Smith (2008–2017)
- Damaro Wheeler # (2018)
# denotes interim head coach