Max Spilsbury
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American football player and coach (1924–2001)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924年06月16日)June 16, 1924 Hachita, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2001(2001年11月21日) (aged 77) Mexico |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1949 | Arizona |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1951 | Globe HS (AZ) |
| 1952–1954 | Bisbee HS (AZ) |
| 1955 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1956–1964 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–25–5 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 Frontier (1956–1962) | |
Max Reed Spilsbury (June 16, 1924 – November 21, 2001) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University–then known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff–from 1956 to 1964, compiling a record of 58–25–5.[2]
Spilsbury was the father of actor Klinton Spilsbury.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit ]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (Frontier Conference) (1956–1962) | ||||||||
| 1956 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 8–2 | 3–0 | 1st | ||||
| 1957 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 8–1 | 3–0 | 1st | ||||
| 1958 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 11–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | |||
| 1959 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–2–1 | 3–0 | 1st | ||||
| 1960 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | ||||
| 1961 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 3–5–1 | 1–0–1 | 1st | ||||
| 1962 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 6–4 | 2–0 | 1st | ||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks (NAIA independent) (1963–1964) | ||||||||
| 1963 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 5–3–1 | ||||||
| 1964 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | 5–4 | ||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff: | 58–25–5 | 17–0–2 | ||||||
| Total: | 58–25–5 | |||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | ||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Spilsbury Field". Northern Arizona University . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (November 26, 2001). "Legendary NAU coach dies of heart attack". Arizona Daily Sun . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Labrecque, Jeff (July 2, 2013). "The Lone Ranger legend of Klinton Spilsbury". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 24, 2019.