Ira T. Carrithers

American football and basketball coach (1886–1955)

Ira T. Carrithers
Biographical details
Carrithers pictured in The Forester 1916, Lake Forest yearbook
Born	(1886-10-25)October 25, 1886 Washburn, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1955(1955-02-17) (aged 68) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904–1906	Illinois
Baseball
1906–1907	Illinois

Position(s)	Halfback (football) Left fielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1909	Alma
1910–1912	Knox (IL)
1914	Lake Forest
Basketball
1910–1913	Knox (IL)
1914–1915	Lake Forest
1915–1924	Coe

Head coaching record
Overall	22–17 (football) 75–88 (basketball)

Ira Thomson Carrithers (October 25, 1886 – February 17, 1955)^[1]^[2] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Alma College (1908–1909), Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (1910–1912), and Lake Forest College (1914), compiling a career college football record of 22–17. Carrither was also the head basketball coach at Knox (1910–1913), Lake Forest (1914–1915, 1929–1932), and Coe College (1915–1924), amassing a career college basketball mark of 91–118.

Coaching career

Coe

Carrithers became athletic director and coach of several sports at Coe College. From 1915 to 1924, Coe became nationally recognized for its competitive sports under Carrithers. He was inducted into the schools "athletic hall of fame" in 1973.^[3]

References

^ "Read the eBook the semi-centennial alumni record of the University of Illinois by University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) online for free (Page 98 of 302)".
^ "Ira Carrithers Dies Suddenly", Cedar Rapids Gazette, February 18, 1955, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
^ "Ira T. Carrithers". Coe College Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2010.

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