Larry Kentera

Larry Kentera
Biographical details
Born	April 17, 1924 (age 100)
Playing career
1947–1949	Arizona State
Position(s)	Center, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951–1958	Palo Verde
1969–1965	Stockton / San Joaquin Delta
1966–1970	Arizona State (assistant)
1971–1978	Arizona State (DC)
1984	Northern Arizona (assistant)
1985–1989	Northern Arizona
1990–1991	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (LB)
1992	Arkansas Miners (assistant)
1994	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes
1996	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes
Head coaching record
Overall	26–29 (college); 73–58–4 (junior college)
Bowls	0–2 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 SoCentral (1951–1952, 1955); 1 Big Eight (CA) (1959)

Lawrence "Lazo" Kentera (born April 17, 1924) is a former American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University from 1985 to 1989, compiling a record of 26–29.^[1] He spent many years as a defensive assistant at his alma mater, Arizona State University, under head coach Frank Kush.^[2]

After his career as a college coach he was working for two years as a coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League before working several times in Europe. In 1994 and 1996 he served as the head coach of the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes in the German Football League, and from 2005 he was working in football in Serbia, the country in which he was born.

Assistant coaches on Kentera's staffs at Northern Arizona included four future NFL head coaches Bill Callahan, Brad Childress, Marty Mornhinweg, and Andy Reid.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Big Sky Conference) (1985–1989)
1985	Northern Arizona	3–8	1–6	T–7th
1986	Northern Arizona	7–4	5–2	T–2nd
1987	Northern Arizona	7–4	4–4	T–4th
1988	Northern Arizona	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1989	Northern Arizona	3–8	2–6	T–6th
Northern Arizona:		26–29	16–22
Total:		26–29

Junior college[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Palo Verde Pirates (South Central Conference) (1951–1958)
1951	Palo Verde	4–2–1	3–0	1st
1952	Palo Verde	8–2	4–0	1st	L Desert Bowl
1953	Palo Verde	4–4–1	3–1–1	3rd
1954	Palo Verde	4–6	2–3	T–4th
1955	Palo Verde	7–3	4–1	T–1st
1956	Palo Verde	3–6	1–5	T–5th
1957	Palo Verde	5–4	4–1	2nd
1958	Palo Verde	6–2	3–2	3rd
Palo Verde:		41–29–2	24–13–1
Stockton Mustangs (Big Eight Conference) (1959–1961)
1959	Stockton	8–2	6–1	1st	L Sequoia Bowl
1960	Stockton	5–3–1	5–1–1	2nd
1961	Stockton	2–7	2–5	T–5th
Stockton / San Joaquin Delta Mustangs (Valley Conference) (1962–1966)
1962	Stockton	6–3	3–2	T–2nd
1963	San Joaquin Delta	1–7–1	1–4	6th
1964	San Joaquin Delta	5–4	1–4	5th
1965	San Joaquin Delta	6–3	3–2	T–2nd
Stockton / San Joaquin Delta:		32–29–2	21–19–1
Total:		73–58–4
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Kentera to receive Lifetime Award at N.F.F. Banquet". Arizona State University. February 26, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^ "Larry Kentera, best known as a defensive specialist, hired at Northern Arizona". United Press International. November 14, 1984. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
^ Jones, Caleb (February 10, 2023). "Heavy limbs come from the NAU coaching tree, including Andy Reid, who leads Chiefs in Super Bowl 57". Cronkite News. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[1] "Kentera to receive Lifetime Award at N.F.F. Banquet". Arizona State University. February 26, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[2] "Larry Kentera, best known as a defensive specialist, hired at Northern Arizona". United Press International. November 14, 1984. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[3] Jones, Caleb (February 10, 2023). "Heavy limbs come from the NAU coaching tree, including Andy Reid, who leads Chiefs in Super Bowl 57". Cronkite News. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

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