Max Urick
American football coach and college athletics administrator (1940–2025)
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Max Franklin Urick (1940 – November 21, 2025) was American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana for four seasons, from 1967 until 1970, compiling a record of 11–22–2.[1] Urick was the athletic director at Iowa State University from 1983 to 1993 at Kansas State University from 1993 until his retirement in 2001.[2] Urick died at his home in Manhattan, Kansas, on November 21, 2025, at the age of 85.[3]
Born1940
Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Died (aged 85)
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
1957–1960Ohio Wesleyan
PositionsCenter, linebacker
Urick in 2011 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 Troy, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 85) Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1960 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Positions | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1966 | Ohio State (backfield) |
| 1967–1970 | Wabash |
| 1971–1973 | Duke (backfield) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1983–1993 | Iowa State |
| 1993–2001 | Kansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–22–2 |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Little Giants (NCAA College Division independent) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Wabash | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1968 | Wabash | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1969 | Wabash | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1970 | Wabash | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| Wabash: | 11–22–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–22–2 | ||||||||
