Jim LaRue

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Jim Elmer LaRue (August 11, 1925 – March 29, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the Arizona from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–37–2. LaRue played six seasons of varsity football at three different schools: Carson–Newman (1942), Duke (1943–1944), and Maryland (1947–1949).^[1] He served as an assistant coach in college at Houston and Wake Forest, and professionally with the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was part of the Bears staff that won Super Bowl XX.^[2] LaRue died on March 29, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona, aged 89, from undisclosed causes.^[3]

Jim LaRue

Biographical details
Born	(1925-08-11)August 11, 1925 Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	March 29, 2015(2015-03-29) (aged 89) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1942	Carson–Newman
1943–1944	Duke
1947–1949	Maryland
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950	Maryland (freshmen)
1951	Kansas State (backfield)
1954	Kansas State (backfield)
1955–1956	Houston (backfield)
1959–1966	Arizona
1968–1973	Utah (DC)
1974–1975	Wake Forest (assistant)
1976	Buffalo Bills (WR)
1978–1989	Chicago Bears (DB)
Head coaching record
Overall	41–37–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Super Bowl champion (XX) WAC conference champion (1964)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Arizona Wildcats (Border Conference) (1959–1960)
1959	Arizona	4–6	2–1	2nd
1960	Arizona	7–3	3–0	2nd
Arizona Wildcats (Independent) (1961)
1961	Arizona	8–1–1				17
Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1966)
1962	Arizona	5–5	2–2	T–2nd
1963	Arizona	5–5	2–2	T–3rd
1964	Arizona	6–3–1	3–1	T–1st
1965	Arizona	3–7	1–4	6th
1966	Arizona	3–7	1–4	5th
Arizona:		41–37–2	14–13
Total:		41–37–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from final AP Poll.