Lou Little went on to play one postgraduate season for the Worcester Academy Hilltoppers in 1911 before returning to coach his alma mater Leominster High School for one season in 1912.
10 Facts About Lou Little
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Lou Little played college football as a tackle at the University of Pennsylvania for the 1916 and 1919 seasons and then with the professional football team the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1920 to 1923.
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Lou Little was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1960.
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Lou Little appeared as Lu Libble in Jack Kerouac's novel Maggie Cassidy, a fictionalized account of Kerouac's early life.
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Lou Little, who graduated from Worcester Academy, played college football at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Lou Little gained national attention as a varsity tackle during 1916 season and was named All-American, and again in the 1919 season.
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In 1924, Lou Little accepted the post of head football coach at Georgetown and held the position until 1930, when he resigned to become head football coach at Columbia University.
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Lou Little was the head coach at Columbia from 1930 to 1956.
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At Columbia, Lou Little coached future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sid Luckman and writer Jack Kerouac, who broke his leg playing in 1940.
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Lou Little died at a nursing home in Delray Beach, Florida on May 28,1979, at the age of 85.