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Swede Larson

Swede Larson

American football player, coach, and US Marine Corps officer (1898–1945)

Not to be confused with Swede Larsen.

Emery Ellsworth "Swede" Larson (November 10, 1898 – November 7, 1945) was an American football coach and United States Marine Corps colonel.[1] He was the 23rd head football coach at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, serving for three seasons, from 1939 to 1941, and compiling a record of 16–8–3.[2] Larson died on November 7, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[4]

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Larson Gymnasium, a 2,000 seat basketball facility that opened in December 1953 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, was named after him.[1]

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    "Marine Corps Schools" basketball program, Quantico, Virginia, 1955-56.
  2. [2]
    Navy Midshipmen football coaching records Archived December 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Swede Larson's obituary
  4. [4]
    "Burial detail: Larson, Emery E". ANC Explorer. Retrieved May 21, 2023.


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