Laurie Apitz

Laurie Apitz

Biographical details
Born	(1906-05-22)May 22, 1906 Bessemer, Michigan, U.S.
Died	June 6, 1980(1980-06-06) (aged 74) Walworth, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1926–1927	Chicago
Track
1927–1928	Chicago
Position(s)	End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1932	Chicago (assistant)
1933–1935	Pacific (CA) (line)
1936–1942	Louisville
Basketball
1933–1936	Pacific (CA)
1936–1940	Louisville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–?	Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall	22–29–3 (football) 39–77 (basketball)

Lawrence Edward Apitz (May 22, 1906 – June 6, 1980)[1] was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1936 to 1942, compiling a record of 22–29–3. Apitz was also the head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1933 to 1936 and at Louisville from 1936 to 1940, amassing a career college basketball record of 39–77.

A native of Bessemer, Michigan, Apitz was valedictorian of his high school class of 1924. He attended the University of Chicago, where he played football as an end and ran track.[2] He was a third-team selection to the 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3] Apitz died at the age of 74, on June 6, 1980, in Wisconsin.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Louisville Cardinals (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1941)
1936	Louisville	4–4	2–3	T–20th
1937	Louisville	2–5–1	1–3–1	T–23rd
1938	Louisville	2–6	0–3	T–29th
1939	Louisville	5–2–1	1–1–1	T–14th
1940	Louisville	3–5–1	0–2	T–28th
1941	Louisville	4–4	1–1	T–14th
Louisville Cardinals (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1942)
1942	Louisville	2–3
Louisville:		22–29–3
Total:		22–29–3

References

1. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
2. "Apitz Athletic Director At Louisville University". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. March 12, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Billy Evans Picks Three Top Teams In Big Ten Selections". The Independent Record. December 3, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Cox, Earl (October 20, 1980). "Laurie Apitz was a one-man sports statf at U of L". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 63. Retrieved January 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.