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Atchison Celebrates Local Legend Larry Wilcox, Longtime Coach at Benedictine College

By Greg Echlin
Published November 14, 2019 at 11:58 AM CST
The stadium at Benedictine College bears the name of Larry Wilcox, the current and longtime head football coach of the private Catholic school in Atchison. (Photo by Greg Echlin)
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Larry "The Legend" Wilcox, one of the winningest coaches in college football history, has yet to claim a national title. (Photo by Jeremy Kaczor)
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Coach Larry Wilcox stands on the sideline during the Ravens' 73-14 win over Clarke (Iowa) on September 21, 2019. (Photo by Jeremy Kaczor)
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Ravens QB Shaefer Schuetz threw his first TD pass of the 2019 season on September 21, vs. Clarke in the Ravens 73-14 victory. Schuetz played only the first half last Saturday at Baker because of an injured foot. (Photo by Jeremy Kaczor)
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The head football coach at Benedictine College in Atchison has won a lot of games on the gridiron. In fact, no active college football coach in America has more career wins without winning a national championship than Larry Wilcox. The Benedictine Ravens had visions of winning it all this year, but as Greg Echlin reports, a lot is riding on this weekend’s regular season finale.

 
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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