Larry Kentera (born April 17, 1924) is a former American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University from 1985 to 1989, compiling a record of 26–29.[1] He spent many years as a defensive assistant at his alma mater, Arizona State University, under head coach Frank Kush.[2]
After his career as a college coach he was working for two years as a coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League before working several times in Europe. In 1994 and 1996 he served as the head coach of the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes in the German Football League, and from 2005 he was working in football in Serbia, the country in which he was born.
Assistant coaches on his staffs include former NFL head coaches Bill Callahan, Brad Childress, Marty Mornhinweg and, most prominently, Andy Reid.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Big Sky Conference) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Northern Arizona | 3–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1986 | Northern Arizona | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Northern Arizona | 7–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1988 | Northern Arizona | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1989 | Northern Arizona | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Northern Arizona: | 26–29 | 16–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–29 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Kentera to receive Lifetime Award at N.F.F. Banquet". Arizona State University. February 26, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Larry Kentera, best known as a defensive specialist, hired at Northern Arizona". United Press International. November 14, 1984. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Zum 100. Geburtstag von Larry Kentera: Ex-Chef von Andy Reid und Vater des Profi-Footballs in Kiel". Kieler Nachrichten. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.