Lou Tsoutsouvas
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1915 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 2001 (aged 86) Santa Paula, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1937 | Stanford |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1941–1947 | Ventura |
| 1948 | Humboldt State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–3 (college) 14–13–1 (junior college) |
Louis Samuel Tsoutsouvas (July 4, 1915 – July 17, 2001) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Humboldt State College—now known as Humboldt State University—in 1948, compiling a record of 6–3. Tsoutsouvas was also the head football coach at Ventura College in Ventura, California from 1941 to 1947, amassing a record of 14–13–1.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt State Lumberjacks (Far Western Conference) (1948) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Humboldt State | 6–3 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Humboldt State: | 6–3 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–3 | ||||||||
Junior college football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura Pirates (Metropolitan Conference) (1941–1946) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Ventura | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1942 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Ventura | 4–5–1 | 1–5–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Ventura Pirates () (1947) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Ventura | 4–4 | |||||||
| Ventura: | 14–13–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–13–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Louis Tsoutsouvas". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "New Humboldt Coach is Former Grid Star". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Associated Press. July 8, 1938. p. 31. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "VC Pirate Football Team Records" (PDF). Ventura College Athletics. pp. 1–2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Lou Tsoutsouvas at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 2001 deaths
- American football centers
- Humboldt State Lumberjacks football coaches
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Stanford Cardinal football players
- Ventura Pirates football coaches
- Players of American football from Fresno, California
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
- Players of American football from Santa Barbara County, California
- Coaches of American football from California