Lloyd Eugene "Dob" Grow (July 23, 1903 – June 10, 1979) was an American

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and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at Henderson State Teachers College—now known as

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—in

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in 1939 and

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from 1949 to 1952, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 16–24–2. Grow was an alumnus of

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and the

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, where he received his

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. Grow was an assistant at the

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Coaching career

Grow was the head football coach at

. He held that position for four seasons, from 1949 until 1952. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 12–20–1.

Death

Grow died in June 1979. An obituary appeared in the ''Sports News'' on June 30, 1979.

Head coaching record

Football

References

External links

* 1903 births 1979 deaths American football centers Basketball coaches from Nebraska Henderson State Reddies football coaches Kalamazoo Hornets football coaches Kalamazoo Hornets men's basketball coaches Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Wyoming Cowboys football coaches Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College alumni People from Sherman County, Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska {{1930s-collegefootball-coach-stub