Gene Carlson

{{Short description|American football and baseball player and coach (1932–2009)}}

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| name = Gene Carlson

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|2|20}}

| birth_place = Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|6|1|1932|2|20}}

| death_place = Pasco, Washington, U.S.

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1949–1952

| player_team2 = Montana

| player_sport3 = Baseball

| player_years4 = 1950–1953

| player_team4 = Montana

| player_years5 = 1953

| player_team5 = Boise Yankees

| player_years6 = 1954

| player_team6 = Modesto Reds

| player_years7 = 1957

| player_team7 = Peoria Chiefs

| player_years8 = 1957

| player_team8 = Missoula Timberjacks

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1958–1972

| coach_team2 = Great Falls HS (MT)

| coach_years3 = 1973–1975

| coach_team3 = Montana (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1976–1979

| coach_team4 = Montana

| overall_record = 16–25 (college)

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Loyal Eugene Carlson (February 20, 1932 – June 1, 2009) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Montana in Missoula, from 1976 to 1979.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-a0SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3709%2C1245548 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=UPI |title=Montana coach out |date=November 20, 1979 |page=17 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UQQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4219%2C2721446 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Fired: University of Montana dumps coaching staff |date=November 20, 1979|page=23}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7L1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3403%2C1811115 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Losing seasons catch up with Carlson |date=November 20, 1979 |page=3C}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/MinorLeaguers/Obits_C/Carlson.Gene.Obit001.html|title=Loyal Carlson|publisher=Obituary|access-date=July 10, 2018}}