:Earl Killian
{{Short description|American sports coach (1920–2022)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|8|3}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|9|21|1920|8|3}}
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| coach_sport1 = Soccer
| coach_years2 = 1951
| coach_team2 = Towson
| coach_sport3 = Basketball
| coach_years4 = 1958–1963
| coach_team4 = Towson
| coach_sport5 = Baseball
| coach_years6 = 1957–1973
| coach_team6 = Towson
| admin_years1 = 1969
| admin_team1 = Towson
| overall_record = 5–4 (soccer)
9–76 (basketball)
97–92–2 (baseball)
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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.
As of November 2016, Killian was living in Daytona Beach, Florida,{{cite news| last =Willis| first =Ken| title =At 92, Earl is still an ace| newspaper =The Daytona Beach News-Journal| location =Daytona Beach, Florida| date =March 15, 2013| url =http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20130315/at-92-earl-is-still-an-ace| access-date =December 5, 2016}} and he turned 100 in August 2020.[https://www.hometownnewsvolusia.com/news/daytona-beach-shores-man-about-town-celebrates-100th-birthday/article_6db92fec-d730-11ea-b6a0-2f47b44e10d8.html Daytona Beach Shores man about town celebrates 100th birthday] He died on September 21, 2022, at the age of 102.{{cite web |title=Earl Killian Obituary - Port Orange, FL |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/port-orange-fl/earl-killian-10947763 |website=dignitymemorial.com |access-date=October 6, 2022}}
Head coaching record
=Soccer=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Towson Tigers
| conference = Mason–Dixon Conference
| startyear = 1951
| endyear = single
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1951
| name = Towson
| overall = 5–4
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Towson
| overall = 5–4 ({{winpct|5|4}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 5–4 ({{winpct|5|4}})
| legend = no
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=Basketball=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Towson Tigers
| conference = Mason–Dixon Conference
| startyear = 1958
| endyear = 1963
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 1958–59
| name = Towson
| overall = 1–17
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 1959–60
| name = Towson
| overall = 3–17
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| season = 1960–61
| name = Towson
| overall = 3–12
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| season = 1961–62
| name = Towson
| overall = 1–15
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| season = 1962–63
| name = Towson
| overall = 1–15
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Towson
| overall = 9–76 ({{winpct|9|76}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 9–76 ({{winpct|9|76}})
| legend = no
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=Baseball=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Towson Tigers
| conference= Mason–Dixon Conference
| startyear = 1957
| endyear = 1973
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{{CBB yearly record entry
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| season = 1957
| name = Towson
| overall = 3–11
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{{CBB yearly record entry
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| season = 1958
| name = Towson
| overall = 5–8
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| season = 1959
| name = Towson
| overall = 7–7
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| season = 1960
| name = Towson
| overall = 6–7
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| season = 1961–1964
| name = Towson
| overall = Results not available
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| season = 1965
| name = Towson
| overall = 8–4
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| season = 1966
| name = Towson
| overall = 9–5
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| season = 1967
| name = Towson
| overall = 9–5
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| season = 1968
| name = Towson
| overall = 11–3
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| season = 1969
| name = Towson
| overall = 9–4
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| season = 1970
| name = Towson
| overall = 12–7
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| season = 1971
| name = Towson
| overall = 9–9
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| season = 1972
| name = Towson
| overall = 4–12
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| season = 1973
| name = Towson
| overall = 5–10–2
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{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Towson
| overall = 97–92–2 ({{winpct|97|92|2}})
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{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 97–92–2 ({{winpct|97|92|2}})
| legend = no
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Towson Tigers men's soccer coach navbox}}
{{Towson Tigers basketball coach navbox}}
{{Towson Tigers baseball coach navbox}}
{{Towson Tigers athletic director navbox}}
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Category:American men centenarians
Category:American soccer coaches
Category:Baseball coaches from Maryland
Category:Basketball coaches from Maryland
Category:Sportspeople from Daytona Beach, Florida
Category:Towson Tigers athletic directors
Category:Towson Tigers baseball coaches