Football Coach, NSU Alum To Deliver Final Centennial Lecture
Football Coach, NSU Alum To Deliver Final Centennial Lecture
Larry Coker photo courtesy University of Miami
BROKEN ARROW Northeastern State University will present A Conversation With Larry Coker: An Onstage Interview with John Klein, the final event in the NSU Centennial Lectureship Series, on Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m. in the Building A Auditorium on the NSU Broken Arrow campus.
Coker, a 1970 graduate of NSU, is the former head football coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes and currently serves as an analyst for ESPNU. He will be interviewed on stage by Tulsa World Senior Sports Columnist John Klein.
The lecture is presented by the NSU Centennial Lectureship Committee as part of the NSU Centennial and is free and open to the public. The event will be broadcast live to Room 614 in the NSU NET Building on the Tahlequah campus.
Coker will be available to sign autographs immediately following the lecture.
At 3:30 p.m., NSU will host the annual Green and White Game at Broken Arrow High School. Following the game, a VIP reception will be held for Coker in the NSUBA Ballroom. For more information or to reserve tickets to the reception, contact the NSU Athletic Department at 918-458-2071.
A native of Okemah, Coker earned his Bachelor of Science in History in 1970 and his masters in guidance counseling and physical education in 1973, both from NSU. While attending classes at Northeastern, he was the football teams defensive back from 1966-69.
Coker served as 19th head football coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes for six seasons from 2001-2006. Coker led the Hurricanes to a national championship, two Bowl Championship Series title game appearances and three BCS bowl game appearances, five bowl games and three consecutive Big East Conference championships.
His distinguished career included time coaching at Ohio State University, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Claremore High School and Fairfax High School. He spent last season as an analyst for ESPNU.
2/16/2009
Published: 2009-02-16 00:00:00