Max Spilsbury
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1924–2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Max Spilsbury
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|6|16}}
| birth_place = Hachita, New Mexico, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|11|21|1924|6|16}}
| death_place = Mexico
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1946–1949
| player_team1 = Arizona
| players_positions =
| coach_years1 = 1950–1951
| coach_team1 = Globe HS (AZ)
| coach_years2 = 1952–1954
| coach_team2 = Bisbee HS (AZ)
| coach_years3 = 1955
| coach_team3 = Arizona (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1956–1964
| coach_team4 = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall_record = 58–25–5 (college)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 1–1 (NAIA playoffs)
| championships = 7 Frontier (1956–1962)
| awards =
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Max Reed Spilsbury (June 16, 1924 – November 21, 2001) was an American football player and coach.{{cite web|url=http://library.nau.edu/speccoll/exhibits/louies_legacy/spilsbury.html|title=Spilsbury Field|publisher=Northern Arizona University|access-date=April 24, 2019}} He served as the head football coach at Northern Arizona University–then known as Arizona State College at Flagstaff–from 1956 to 1964, compiling a record of 58–25–5.{{cite news|url=https://azdailysun.com/legendary-nau-coach-dies-of-heart-attack/article_f21d6c5b-6462-55ae-b56c-74265e967187.html|title=Legendary NAU coach dies of heart attack|first=Ed|last=Odeven|date=Nov 26, 2001|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|access-date=April 24, 2019}}
Spilsbury was the father of actor Klinton Spilsbury.{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/07/02/lone-ranger-klinton-spilsbury/|title=The Lone Ranger legend of Klinton Spilsbury|first=Jeff|last=Labrecque|date=July 2, 2013|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 24, 2019}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks
| conf = Frontier Conference
| startyear = 1956
| endyear = 1962
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1956
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1957
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1958
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 11–1
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname = NAIA Championship
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1959
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1960
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 6–3–2
| conference = 2–0–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1961
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 3–5–1
| conference = 1–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1962
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks
| conf = NAIA independent
| startyear = 1963
| endyear = 1964
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1964
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 5–4
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Arizona State–Flagstaff
| overall = 58–25–5
| confrecord = 17–0–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 58–25–5
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|39390521}}
{{Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football coach navbox}}
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