Earl Killian

Earl Willard Killian (August 3, 1920 – September 21, 2022) was an American college sports head coach and athletic director. He coached Towson University's men's soccer, men's basketball, and baseball teams. He was the first head coach of all three teams.

Earl Killian

Biographical details
Born	(1920-08-03)August 3, 1920
Died	September 21, 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 102)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Soccer
1951	Towson
Basketball
1958–1963	Towson
Baseball
1957–1973	Towson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969	Towson
Head coaching record
Overall	5–4 (soccer) 9–76 (basketball) 97–92–2 (baseball)

As of November 2016, Killian was living in Daytona Beach, Florida,^[1] and he turned 100 in August 2020.^[2] He died on September 21, 2022, at the age of 102.^[3]

Head coaching record

Soccer

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Towson Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1951)
1951	Towson	5–4
Towson:		5–4 (.556)
Total:		5–4 (.556)

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Towson Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1958–1963)
1958–59	Towson	1–17
1959–60	Towson	3–17
1960–61	Towson	3–12
1961–62	Towson	1–15
1962–63	Towson	1–15
Towson:		9–76 (.106)
Total:		9–76 (.106)

Baseball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Towson Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1957–1973)
1957	Towson	3–11
1958	Towson	5–8
1959	Towson	7–7
1960	Towson	6–7
1961–1964	Towson	Results not available
1965	Towson	8–4
1966	Towson	9–5
1967	Towson	9–5
1968	Towson	11–3
1969	Towson	9–4
1970	Towson	12–7
1971	Towson	9–9
1972	Towson	4–12
1973	Towson	5–10–2
Towson:		97–92–2 (.513)
Total:		97–92–2 (.513)

References

1. Willis, Ken (March 15, 2013). "At 92, Earl is still an ace". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
2. Daytona Beach Shores man about town celebrates 100th birthday
3. "Earl Killian Obituary - Port Orange, FL". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.