Elvan George

Elvan George
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1913-09-01)September 1, 1913 Cumby, Texas
Died	1974
Playing career
1932–1934	East Central State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1936	Coalgate HS
1937–1939	Ada HS (assistant)
1940–1958	Ada HS
1959–1971	East Central
Head coaching record
Overall	93–36–5 (college) 174–52–9 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1964-66 OCC championships 1967 OCC co-championship

Elvan George (September 1, 1913 – 1974) was an American football coach. He is known for coaching East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma from 1959 to 1971. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Ada High School, where his teams won six state championships — 1951, 1952 and 1954 to 1957. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Oklahoma sports history.^[1]

References

↑ Top 100 Contributors to Sports in Oklahoma

East Central Tigers head football coaches

Marshall Jones (1909–1912)
Glen Clark (1913–1916)
No team (1917–1918)
R. S. Newcomb (1919)
M. W. Clary (1920)
M. Z. Thompson (1921–1922)
Joe Milam (1923–1924)
Raymond Cox (1925–1925)
Pollack Wallace (1927–1933)
Mickey McBride (1934–1938)
C. J. Powell (1939–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Hinkle Blevins & Ed Wiles (1945)
Frank Crider (1946–1958)
Elvan George (1959–1971)
Pat O'Neal (1972–1989)
Hank Walbrick (1990–1998)
Dennis Darnell (1999–2003)
Tim McCarty (2004–2005)
Kurt Nichols (2006–2008)
Tim McCarty (2009– )

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