Dean Laun

Dean Charles Laun (July 22, 1925 – October 21, 2011) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1956 to 1959, compiling a record of 24–18–2.^[1][2][3]

Dean Laun

Biographical details
Born	(1925-07-22)July 22, 1925 Charles City, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 21, 2011(2011-10-21) (aged 86) Modesto, California, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949	Iowa State
Position	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1952	Spirit Lake HS (IA)
1954	York Community HS (IL) (freshmen/sophomores)
1955–1959	Buena Vista
Head coaching record
Overall	24–18–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× Second-team All-Big Seven (1946, 1948)

Laun played college football for four years at Iowa State University where he was an All-Big Seven Conference selection at end in 1947.^[4]

Laun later coached high school football at several high schools in the state of California, including Downey High School, Grace M. Davis High School and Fred C. Beyer High School.^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1955–1959)
1955	Buena Vista	5–3–1	3–2–1	4th
1956	Buena Vista	3–5–1	3–5	T–6th
1957	Buena Vista	3–5	3–4	6th
1958	Buena Vista	5–4	4–4	T–4th
1959	Buena Vista	8–1	7–1	2nd
Buena Vista:		24–18–2	20–16–1
Total:		24–18–2