Larry Edward Coker was born on June 23,1948 and is a former American football coach and player.
18 Facts About Larry Coker
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Larry Coker served as the head football coach of the University of Miami from 2001 to 2006 and the University of Texas at San Antonio from 2011 to 2016.
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Larry Coker resigned as UTSA coach on January 5,2016.
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Larry Coker has served as an assistant at several universities, including Ohio State University, the University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State University.
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Larry Coker was Miami's offensive coordinator from 1995 to 2000 before taking over as head coach following the departure of Butch Davis to the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
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Larry Coker had several successful seasons as offensive coordinator over nearly a decade from 1983 to 1993.
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Larry Coker is most known for coaching RBs Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders at Oklahoma State, and Jeremy Shockey, Andre Johnson, Bryant McKinnie, and Edgerrin James at Miami.
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In 1971 Larry Coker became the head coach of the Fairfax Red Devils and won two Oklahoma State football titles in a just a few years.
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Larry Coker coached several award-winning players, including Jodi Tillman, George Pease III, Craig Lance, and Oklahoma Football player of the year Arthur Crosby.
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Larry Coker decided not to bring in Frank Gore to replace McGahee because he didn't want to burn Gore's redshirt, a move that would not end up doing the Hurricanes any good because Gore left for the NFL early.
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Years later, Larry Coker would admit he was still bitter about the call and wondered if he would have gotten fired if he had 2 national titles rather than 1.
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In late September 2005, Larry Coker agreed to a five-year contract extension with the university.
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At this point Larry Coker's tenure took a permanent turn downward.
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Larry Coker was reported to be on the hot seat entering the 2006 season, with many speculating that he would need to at least take the team to a BCS bowl in order to keep his job.
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The Louisville loss led to rumors that Larry Coker's firing was imminent, but Miami Director of Athletics Paul Dee gave Larry Coker a vote of confidence, stating that he would coach at least through the end of the season.
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In 2018, showing that he had possibly become more popular after Miami football struggled for years after his firing, Larry Coker was inducted into the Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
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In January 2007, Larry Coker interviewed for the head coaching position at Rice University.
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In February 2009, Larry Coker applied for the first head coach position for the University of Texas at San Antonio's new football team.