Frank Lauterbur
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 8, 1925 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | November 20, 2013 (aged 88) Toledo, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1940s | Mount Union |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953–1954 | Kent State (assistant) |
| 1955–1956 | Baltimore Colts (assistant) |
| 1957–1961 | Army (OL) |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
| 1963–1970 | Toledo |
| 1971–1973 | Iowa |
| 1975–1977 | Baltimore Colts (DB) |
| 1978–1981 | Los Angeles Rams (LB) |
| 1982 | Seattle Seahawks (DL) |
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Maulers (DL) |
| 1985 | Orlando Renegades (DC/LB) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1963–1970 | Toledo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–60–3 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MAC (1967, 1969–1970) | |
| Awards | |
| 3x MAC Coach of the Year (1967, 1969–1970) | |
Francis Xavier Lauterbur (August 8, 1925 – November 20, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Toledo from 1963 to 1970 and at the University of Iowa from 1971 to 1973, compiling a career college football record of 52–60–3. Lauterbur was also an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL).
Lauterbur was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, but when his widowed mother remarried, he moved north to Michigan. He played high school football at University of Detroit Jesuit High School. Lauterbur served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II before going to college. He returned to Ohio and played three years of college football at Mount Union College.
Lauterbur began his coaching career at Wickliffe and Collinwood high schools near Cleveland, Ohio. He spent two years as an assistant coach at Kent State University from 1953 to 1954, followed by two years as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). Lauterbur wanted to return to college football, so he left the Colts to take a job as the offensive line coach at the United States Military Academy under head coach Earl Blaik in 1957.
He spent five years at West Point, including the undefeated 1958 season that featured Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins. He then served as an assistant coach for one season at the University of Pittsburgh in 1962. Lauterbur was offered his first college head coaching job by the University of Toledo before the 1963 season. He was Toledo's head football coach and athletic director for eight years, from 1963 to 1970.
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