| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1923 Eros, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 2005 (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1948 | Arkansas State |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1953 | Arkansas State (line) |
| 1954 | Toledo (line) |
| 1957–1959 | Toledo |
| 1960–1962 | Graceland |
| 1964 | Graceland |
| 1969–1973 | Graceland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–57–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Arkansas State Ring of Honor (1998) | |
Harry Eugene Larche (July 12, 1923 – May 31, 2005) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Toledo from 1957 to 1959 and at Graceland University in three separate stints spanning 1960 to 1973.
A star player at Arkansas State University,[1] Larche was drafted into the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).[2] and also the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1949, though he never played a game for the Packers.[3]
As a head coach at Graceland, he owned the distinction of letting a woman play in a game.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo Rockets (Mid American Conference) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Toledo | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Toledo | 4–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | Toledo | 2–6–1 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Toledo: | 11–15–1 | 4–12 | |||||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1960–1962) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Graceland | 2–7 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | Graceland | 5–2–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Graceland | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1964) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Graceland | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1969–1970) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Graceland | 0–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1970 | Graceland | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Graceland Yellowjackets (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1971–1972) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Graceland | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Graceland | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Graceland | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Graceland: | 35–42–3 | 20–29–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 46–57–4 | ||||||||