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Legendary Glasgow Coach Larry Littrell dead at 68

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Posted 5/2/08

Larry Littrell Sports fans around the state are mourning the death of legendary Glasgow coach Larry Littrell. He died Monday at the age of 68. He was a native of Armstrong. He spent his entire …

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Legendary Glasgow Coach Larry Littrell dead at 68

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Larry Littrell

Sports fans around the state are mourning the death of legendary Glasgow coach Larry Littrell. He died Monday at the age of 68. He was a native of Armstrong. He spent his entire coaching career in Glasgow, which spanned more than three decades.

A 1974 graduate of Central Methodist, Littrell served as Assistant Athletic Director for the Eagles from 1972 to 1974. From there he served in a variety of positions within the Glasgow School District until 1999.

Littrell was assistant varsity basketball coach and head track coach from 1974-76. He was the varsity girls and boys basketball coach and served as athletic director from 1977 to 1999.

In 20 years as head girls basketball coach, he established a record of 310 wins and 192 losses, won 11 conference championships, five district championships and led his team to the state quarterfinals three times.

As boys head coach for 23 years, Littrell boasted a record of 452 wins and 191 losses with 12 conference championships and 13 district championships. He led his Yellowjackets to state championships in 1978 and 1980 and placed third in the state in 1982.

In 34 years of coaching, Littrell not once received a technical foul.

Littrell raked in the awards in his tenure on the hard wood. He was named Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Coach of the Year in 1978; earned the prestigious Basketball Coaches of the United States Achievement Award in 1978 and 1980; was named Moberly Monitor Index All-Star Coach of the Year in 1985; earned numerous KRES Coach of the Year awards in 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1985; was the 1999-2000 MIAAA District Athletic Director of the Year; won the MSHSAA Distinguished Service Award in 1999-2000.

He was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Springfield in 2004. A year later, he was presented by MSHSAA Board of Directors with the Irvin A. Keller Award. On September 10, 2005, Littrell was inducted in the Hairston Hall of Fame at his alma mater at Central Methodist.

In 2003 Glasgow dedicated its basketball court in his honor by placing his name on the wood. It is now known as Larry Littrell Court.

A complete obituary appears on Page 3.

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