American sports coach, college athletics administrator (1892–1979)
Rudy Lavik
Biographical details
Born
(1892-04-30)April 30, 1892 Forman, North Dakota, U.S.
Died
September 29, 1979(1979-09-29) (aged 87) Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916
Concordia (MN)
1917
Springfield YMCA
1919
Springfield YMCA
Basketball
1914–1917
Concordia (MN)
1919–1920
Springfield YMCA
Baseball
c. 1915
Concordia (MN)
Position(s)
Tackle (football) Center, guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921
Concordia (MN)
1922–1924
Colorado College (assistant)
1925–1926
Colorado Agricultural (line)
1927–1932
Northern Arizona / Arizona State–Flagstaff
1933–1937
Arizona State
Basketball
1922–1925
Colorado College (assistant)
1925–1927
Colorado Agricultural
1927–1931
Northern Arizona / Arizona State–Flagstaff
1933–1935
Arizona State
1939–1948
Arizona State
Baseball
1923–1925
Colorado College
1927
Colorado Agricultural
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1933
Northern Arizona / Arizona State–Flagstaff
1933–1949
Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall
43–43–9 (football) 152–156 (basketball)
Rudolph H. Lavik (April 30, 1892 – September 29, 1979) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1920 to 1921, at Arizona State Teacher's College of Flagstaff—now known as Northern Arizona University—from 1927 to 1932, and at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe—now known as Arizona State University—from 1933 to 1937, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 43–43–9. Lavik was also the head basketball coach at Arizona State Flagstaff (1927–1931), Colorado Agricultural College—now known as Colorado State University (1925–1927), and Arizona State Tempe (1933–1935, 1939–1948), tallying a career college basketball head coaching mark of 152–156. In addition, he served as the athletic director at Northern Arizona from 1927 to 1933 and Arizona State from 1933 to 1949. He remained a full-time member of Arizona State's faculty until 1962.
Lavik was a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and the International YMCA College—now known as Springfield College—in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played college football at both schools and also competed in other sports at Concordia.
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