Max Spilsbury
American football player and coach (1924–2001)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1924-06-16)June 16, 1924 Hachita, New Mexico, U.S. |
Died | November 21, 2001(2001-11-21) (aged 77) Mexico |
Playing career | |
1946–1949 | Arizona |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950–1951 | Globe HS (AZ) |
1952–1954 | Bisbee HS (AZ) |
1955 | Arizona (assistant) |
1956–1964 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–25–5 (college) |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 Frontier (1956–1962) | |
Max Reed Spilsbury (June 16, 1924 – November 21, 2001) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University–then known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff–from 1956 to 1964, compiling a record of 58–25–5.[2]
Spilsbury was the father of actor Klinton Spilsbury.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (Frontier Conference) (1956–1962) | |||||||||
1956 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 8–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1957 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1958 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 11–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
1959 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–2–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1960 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1961 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 3–5–1 | 1–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1962 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–4 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (NAIA independent) (1963–1964) | |||||||||
1963 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1964 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 5–4 | |||||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff: | 58–25–5 | 17–0–2 | |||||||
Total: | 58–25–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Spilsbury Field". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (November 26, 2001). "Legendary NAU coach dies of heart attack". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Labrecque, Jeff (July 2, 2013). "The Lone Ranger legend of Klinton Spilsbury". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
External links
- Max Spilsbury at Find a Grave
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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks head football coaches
- Clarence Thorpe (1915–1917)
- R. A. Fuller (1918)
- Earl A. Lawver (1919)
- J. Phil McVey & Lacey Eastburn (1920)
- R. H. Drake (1921–1922)
- Robert G. Stevenson (1923)
- William E. Rogers (1924)
- Talbert D. Jessuppe (1925)
- Emzy Harvey Lynch (1926)
- Rudy Lavik (1927–1932)
- Ira MacIntosh (1933–1935)
- Garrett Arbelbide (1936–1939)
- Maurice Moulder (1940–1942)
- Frank Brickey (1943–1946)
- Nick Ragus (1947–1948)
- Emil Ladyko (1949)
- Ben Reiges (1950)
- John Pederson (1951–1953)
- Earl Insley (1954–1955)
- Max Spilsbury (1956–1964)
- Andy MacDonald (1965–1968)
- John Symank (1969–1970)
- Ed Peasley (1971–1974)
- Joe Salem (1975–1978)
- Dwain Painter (1979–1981)
- Joe Harper (1982–1984)
- Larry Kentera (1985–1989)
- Steve Axman (1990–1997)
- Jerome Souers (1998–2018)
- Chris Ball (2019–2023)
- Brian Wright (2024– )