Dean Laun
American football player and coach (1925–2011)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1925-07-22)July 22, 1925 Charles City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 2011(2011-10-21) (aged 86) Modesto, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1959 | Iowa State |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1952 | Spirit Lake HS (IA) |
| 1954 | York Community HS (IL) (freshmen/sophomores) |
| 1955–1959 | Buena Vista |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–18–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Dean Charles Laun (July 22, 1925 – October 21, 2011) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1956 to 1959, compiling a record of 24–18–2.[1][2][3]
Laun played college football for four years at Iowa State University where he was an All-Big Seven Conference selection at end in 1947.[4]
Laun later coached high school football at several high schools in the state of California, including Downey High School, Grace M. Davis High School and Fred C. Beyer High School.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1955–1959) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Buena Vista | 5–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1956 | Buena Vista | 3–5–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1957 | Buena Vista | 3–5 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1958 | Buena Vista | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | Buena Vista | 8–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Buena Vista: | 24–18–2 | 20–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 24–18–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Dean Laun New Buena Vista Coach". The Mount Pleasant News. Mount Pleasant, Iowa. June 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Dean Laun Resigns". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. May 28, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football All-Time Coaches Records". bvuathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa State Players in Professional Football: Part 2 (1940s - 1950s)". SB Nation. July 24, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Dean Charles Laun". Modesto Bee. November 19, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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Buena Vista Beavers head football coaches
- Unknown (1893–1901)
- Willis Edson (1902–1904)
- Unknown (1905)
- No team (1906)
- Unknown (1907)
- No team (1908)
- Unknown (1909)
- Claude Saner (1910)
- Lloyd D. Crouch (1911)
- Reyburn Rutledge (1912)
- Arthur Hammond (1913–1914)
- No coach (1915)
- Robert Preston (1916)
- C. E. Gilmore (1917)
- Unknown (1918)
- V. A. Woodworth (1919)
- George Wanner (1920–1921)
- Jim Kelly (1922–1925)
- Burton North (1926)
- Francis Casey (1927–1934)
- Albert Dallagher (1935–1938)
- Clyde A. Drury (1939–1941)
- Jake LaFoy (1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Harland Riebe (1946)
- Kenny Blackman (1947)
- Bob Otto (1948–1952)
- Chester Anderson (1953–1954)
- Dean Laun (1955–1959)
- Delbert Barnham (1960)
- John H. Jennett (1961–1962)
- John Naughton (1963–1969)
- Jim Hershberger (1970–1982)
- Al Lewis # (1983)
- Jim Hershberger (1984–1989)
- Kevin Twait (1990–1995)
- Joe Hadachek (1996–1999)
- Steve Osterberger (2000–2005)
- Jay Anderson (2006–2016)
- Grant Mollring (2017–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Grant Mollring (2021–2022)
- Austin Dickinson (2023– )
# denotes interim head coach
