American football player and coach
Larry Reisbig (December 6, 1939 – April 10, 2017) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) from 1987 to 1989, compiling a record of 11–24. Reisbig was the head football coach at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California from 1973 to 1981, Pasadena City College from 1982 to 1984, and Long Beach City College (PBCC) and 1992 to 2002. He led his 1995 Long Beach team to a junior college national championship. Reisberg was also the athletic director at LBCC from 2003 to 2010.
Early life and playing career
Reisbig was born on December 6, 1939.[ 1] Los Angeles , he played high school football at Van Nuys High School before graduating in 1957. Reisbig played junior college football at Los Angeles Pierce College in 1958 and 1958, earning all-Western State Conference (WSC) and All-American honors. He then played college football at Washington State University from 1961 to 1962 under head coach Jim Sutherland .[ 2]
Coaching career
After graduating from Washington State in 1963, Reisig began his coaching career that fall when he was hired as the head football coach at Sandy High School in Sandy, Oregon .[ 3] wrestling coach at the school. After two years at Sandy, Reisig returned to Southern California to serve as head track coach and assistant football coach at William S. Hart High School in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita . In 1968, he moved to Canyon High School , also in Santa Clarita, as head football coach, and added duties aw head track coach the following year. His football teams at Canyon had a record of 11–7 in two seasons.[ 2]
In 1970, Reisig joined the football coaching staff at the College of the Canyons for the program's inaugural season. He was promoted to head coach in 1973 and compiled a record of 51–38 over nine seasons before the program folded in 1981. Reisebig then worked as the head football coach at Pasadena City College for three years. He joined the Long Beach State 49ers football program in 1985 as an assistant under Mike Sheppard , who he succeeded after two seasons.[ 4]
Reisebig was the defensive backs coach at Orange Coast College from 1990 to 1991 and head football coach at Long Beach City College from 1992 to 2002.[ 5] [ 6]
Death
Reisbig died on April 10, 2017, at the age of 77.[ 7]
Head coaching record
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
College of the Canyons Cougars (Western State Conference ) (1973–1981)
1973
College of the Canyons
8–3
6–1
T–1st
L California JC large division quarterfinal
1974
College of the Canyons
6–4
4–3
T–4th
1975
College of the Canyons
6–4–1
6–1
T–1st
T Mission Bowl
1976
College of the Canyons
2–7
1–6
8th
1977
College of the Canyons
6–4
5–2
T–2nd
1978
College of the Canyons
7–3
5–2
T–2nd
1979
College of the Canyons
4–6
3–4
T–4th
1980
College of the Canyons
6–4
4–4
5th
1981
College of the Canyons
6–4
4–2
3rd
College of the Canyons:
51–39–1
38–25
Pasadena Lancers (Metropolitan Conference ) (1982–1983)
1982
Pasadena
8–2
4–2
2nd
1983
Pasadena
6–3
3–2
T–2nd
Pasadena Lancers (Pac-9 Conference ) (1984)
1984
Pasadena
7–4
6–2
3rd
W Citrus Bowl
Pasadena:
21–9
13–6
Long Beach Vikings (Mission Conference ) (1992–2002)
1992
Long Beach
4–5–1
4–4–1 / 1–3
T–4th (North)
1993
Long Beach
9–2
3–1
T–1st (North)
L Dairy Bowl
1994
Long Beach
9–2
6–0
1st (North)
L Potato Bowl
1995
Long Beach
11–0
10–0 / 6–0
1st (North)
W Strawberry Bowl
1996
Long Beach
8–3
8–2 / 4–1
T–1st (North)
L Potato Bowl
1997
Long Beach
9–2
8–2 / 3–2
3rd (North)
W Orange Country Bowl
1998
Long Beach
10–1
10–0 / 5–0
1st (North)
L First Down Bowl
1999
Long Beach
4–6
4–6 / 1–4
5th (North)
2000
Long Beach
4–6
4–6 / 2–3
T–3rd (North)
2001
Long Beach
6–5
4–4 / 3–2
2nd (North)
L CHPs For Kids Bowl
2002
Long Beach
8–3
5–3 / 4–1
1st (North)
W Western State Bowl
Long Beach:
92–36–1
66–28–1
Total: 164–84–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
References
^ "Obituaries; Larry Reisbig" . SCVHistory.com . Santa Clarita, California : SCVTV . Retrieved May 10, 2024 .^ a b "Larry Reisbig Wins Top Job at Canyons" . The Van Nuys News Van Nuys, California . January 7, 1973. p. 60. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Sandy Hires Coach" . The Oregon Statesman Salem, Oregon . Associated Press . May 11, 1963. p. 14, section II. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ Wagner, Dick (April 17, 1987). "New Coach Is Big on Optimism: Larry Reisbig Takes Over Long Beach Football Program" . Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California . Retrieved November 8, 2015 . ^ "Long Beach CC Hires OCC Coach" . The Tustin News Tustin, California . May 14, 1992. p. B2. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees; Class of 2009" . College of the Canyons . Retrieved November 8, 2015 .^ Guardabascio, Mike (April 11, 2017). "Hall of Fame Coach Larry Reisbig Passes Away" . Press-Telegram Long Beach, California . Retrieved May 10, 2024 .
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