Laurie Apitz

Lawrence Edward Apitz (May 22, 1906 – June 6, 1980)[1] was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 22–29–3. Apitz was also the head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1933 to 1936 and at Louisville from 1936 to 1940, amassing a career college basketball record of 39–77.

Laurie Apitz
Biographical details
Born(1906-05-22)May 22, 1906
Bessemer, Michigan
DiedJune 6, 1980(1980-06-06) (aged 74)
Walworth, Wisconsin
Playing career
Football
1926–1927Chicago
Track
1927–1928Chicago
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1932Chicago (assistant)
1933–1935Pacific (CA) (line)
1936–1942Louisville
Basketball
1933–1936Pacific (CA)
1936–1940Louisville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–?Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall22–29–3 (football)
39–77 (basketball)

A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Apitz was valedictorian of his high school class of 1924. He attended the University of Chicago, where he played football as an end and ran track.[2] He was a third-team selection to the 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3] Apitz died at the age of 74, on June 6, 1980, in Wisconsin.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Cardinals (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1941)
1936 Louisville 4–4
1937 Louisville 2–5–1
1938 Louisville 2–6
1939 Louisville 5–2–1
1940 Louisville 3–5–1
1941 Louisville 4–4
Louisville Cardinals (Independent) (1936–1941)
1942 Louisville 2–3
Louisville: 22–29–3
Total:22–29–3

References
  1. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  2. "Apitz Athletic Director At Louisville University". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. March 12, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Billy Evans Picks Three Top Teams In Big Ten Selections". The Independent Record. December 3, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Cox, Earl (October 20, 1980). "Laurie Apitz was a one-man sports statf at U of L". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 63. Retrieved January 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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