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Elson James Harkema (born June 25, 1942) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan from 1973 to 1982 and at Eastern Michigan University from 1983 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of 109–86–6.
Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public university in Allendale, Michigan, United States. [8] It was established in 1960 as Grand Valley State College . Its main campus is situated on 1,322 acres (5.35 km 2 ) approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Grand Rapids . [ 3 ]
Founded in 1964 by Coach Charles Irwin, rowing was the first varsity sport at Grand Valley State University. [9] Today GVSU now supports a successful coed club crew. [ 10 ] Each year the team travels around the nation and world to compete against other top collegiate crews.
Grand Valley State College, as it was known at the time, launched its football program with a junior varsity schedule in 1970 and became a varsity sport in 1971. Robert "Rip" Collins, a successful high school coach at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School , became the program's first head coach .
Dufek served as Grand Valley State's second athletic director from 1972 to 1976. Dufek helped turn Grand Valley into a sports power. Grand Valley coach Jim Scott noted: "Don helped to start some of the football stadium project here and was the one who hired Jim Harkema as our head football coach, which was a pick that really got Laker football ...
The charter members were Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior State University, Northwood Institute (now Northwood University) and Saginaw Valley State University. Initially the GLIAC competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
In sports, a dynasty is a team ... Inter Milan During the Grande Inter era of the mid-1960s, Inter, managed by Helenio Herrera, ... Grand Valley State University, ...
This category is for current and past players of college football at Grand Valley State University. Pages in category "Grand Valley State Lakers football players" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.