Larry Siemering
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1910 San Francisco, California |
| Died | July 27, 2009 (aged 98) Watsonville, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1933–1934 | San Francisco |
| 1935–1936 | Boston Redskins |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| c. 1940 | Manteca HS (CA) |
| c. 1940 | Stockton HS (CA) |
| 1941–1946 | Pacific (CA) (assistant) |
| 1947–1950 | Pacific (CA) |
| 1951 | Arizona State |
| 1953 | Washington Redskins (OL) |
| 1954 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1956–1958 | Santa Cruz HS (CA) |
| 1959–1965 | Cabrillo College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–8–4 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 CCAA (1947) | |
Lawrence Edwin Siemering (November 24, 1910 – July 27, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of San Francisco and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Redskins in 1935 and 1936. Siemering served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in from 1947 to 1951 and at Arizona State University in 1951, compiling a career college football coached record of 41–8–4. He also was the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders in 1954. In all, Siemering's football career as a player and coach lasted more than forty years. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving professional football player at 98 years of age.
Siemering was born in San Francisco and was raised in Lodi, California, where he attended and played high school football at Lodi High School. During his senior season as a center, the Lodi Flames went undefeated. He graduated in 1928. Also during this time, Siemering semi-pro baseball for the Sacramento Stallions.
After high school, Siemering accepted a baseball scholarship from the University of San Francisco, where he then also played football. He graduated in 1935.
After his college career, Siemering played center in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins in 1935 and 1936; the Redskins moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. During his tenure there, he played in the 1936 NFL Championship, a loss to the Green Bay Packers.
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