Dick Lasse
American football player and coach (born 1935)
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 Lasse in 1958 | |
| Date of birth | (1935-11-13) November 13, 1935 (age 88) |
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| Place of birth | Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| US college | Syracuse |
| NFL draft | 1958 / Round: 6 / Pick: 68 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1958–1959 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1960–1961 | Washington Redskins |
| 1962 | New York Giants |
| 1963 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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Richard Stephen Lasse (born November 13, 1935) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and college football coach. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1954.
Professional playing career
Lasse played for five years in the National Football League[1] for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants.[2] Before entering the NFL, he played college football at Syracuse University.[3]
Coaching career
Curry
Lasse had his first college coaching job at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts.[4] Lasse was the first football coach and started the program in 1965 with an inaugural win-less season of 0–5. He coach at Curry for until 1968 and accumulated a record of 3–19.[5]
Geneva
Lasse was the 27th head football coach at Geneva College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for two seasons, from 1974 until 1975. His coaching record at Geneva was 1–17.
References
- ^ Database Football Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 1958 NFL Player Draft
- ^ Database Football Archived February 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Dick Lasse NFL Records
- ^ Syracuse Herald Journal "Sports" September 30, 1955
- ^ St. Petersburg Times[permanent dead link] "Lasse Appointed Coach at Geneva" January 12, 1974
- ^ Curry College Athletics Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine 2008 Football Media Guide
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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Curry Colonels head football coaches
- Peter Mazzaferro (1963)
- Dick Lasse (1965–1968)
- Bill McKeown (1969–1971)
- Thomas Stephens (1972–1979)
- Warren White (1980)
- Thomas Stephens (1981–1982)
- John Doherty (1983–1992)
- Jerry Varnum (1993–1994)
- Chris House (1995–1996)
- Ron Zangari (1997)
- Steve Nelson (1998–2005)
- Skip Bandini (2006–2021)
- Todd Parsons (2022– )
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