Dick Lasse

Dick Lasse
Career information
No. 89, 88, 30
Date of birth	(1935-11-13) November 13, 1935
Place of birth	Quincy, Massachusetts
Position(s)	Linebacker
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
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Richard Stephen Lasse (born November 13, 1935) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and former 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 College

Lasse had his first college coaching job at Curry College "Colonels" 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 College

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 1958 NFL Player Draft
↑ Database Football Dick Lasse NFL Records
↑ Syracuse Herald Journal "Sports" September 30, 1955
↑ St. Petersburg Times "Lasse Appointed Coach at Geneva" January 12, 1974
↑ Curry College Athletics 2008 Football Media Guide

Curry Colonels head football coaches

Dick Lasse (1965–1968) Bill McKeown (1969–1971) Tom Stephens (1972–1979) Warren White (1980) Tom 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– )

Geneva Golden Tornadoes head football coaches

William McCracken (1890–1896)
Ross Fiscus (1897–1899)
J. B. Craig (1900–1903)
Smith Alford (1904)
Archibald Leech (1905)
No team (1906)
Arthur McKean (1907–1911)
Graydon Long (1912)
Coligny Brainerd Metheny (1913–1916)
Phillip Henry Bridenbaugh (1917–1921)
Robert Park (1922)
Tom Davies (1923)
Jack Sack (1924)
Bo McMillin (1925–1927)
Mack Flenniken (1928–1929)
Howard Harpster (1930–1932)
Jimmy Robertson (1933)
Dike Beede (1934–1936)
Edgar P. Weltner (1937–1940)
Alured Ransom (1941)
Cal Hubbard (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Alured Ransom (1946–1948)
Walter J. West (1949–1952)
Byron E. Morgan (1953–1962)
Donald Lederick (1963–1966)
Joe Banks (1967–1968)
Dan Frasier (1969–1971)
Max Holm (1972–1973)
Dick Lasse (1974–1975)
Gene Sullivan (1976–1992)
Geno DeMarco (1993– )

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