George Litton
Biographical details
Bornc. 1935
Playing career
1955–1958East Tennessee State
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959Pennington Gap HS (VA)
1961East Tennessee State (freshmen)
1962–1969Lees–McRae
1970–1974Gardner–Webb
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1962–1970Lees–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 ConferenceStanding 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 7–5L 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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