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George Litton
Biographical details
Bornc. 1935
Playing career
1955–1958 East Tennessee State
Position(s) End
Coaching career ( HC unless noted)
1959Pennington Gap HS (VA)
1961 East Tennessee State (freshmen)
1962–1969 Lees–McRae
1970–1974 Gardner–Webb
Administrative career ( AD unless noted)
1962–1970 Lees–McRae
Head coaching record
Overall16–35 (college)
3–6–1 (high school)
Bowls0–1

George Litton Jr. (born c. 1935) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina from 1970 to 1974, compiling a record of 16–35. [1] Litton was also the head football coach at Lees–McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina from 1962 to 1969, when the school was a junior college. [2]

A native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Litton played college football as an end at East Tennessee State College—now known as East Tennessee State University. [3] [4]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (NAIA Division I independent) (1970–1974)
1970 Gardner–Webb 2–8
1971 Gardner–Webb 3–7
1972 Gardner–Webb 2–9
1973 Gardner–Webb 7–5 L Poultry
1974 Gardner–Webb 2–6
Gardner–Webb: 16–35
Total: 16–35

References

  1. ^ "Litton Named Head Football Coach" (PDF). The Pilot. Gardner–Webb University. January 27, 1970. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Fred I. Dickerson Athletic Hall of Fame". Lees–McRae College. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "George Litton to be head coach at Pennington high". The Post. Big Stone Gap, Virginia. June 18, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "George Litton Accepts Lees-McRae Post". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. May 2, 1962. p. 25. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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