TOM LICHTENBERG OBITUARY
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Former Morehead State Head Football Coach Tom Lichtenberg passed away over the weekend after a battle with cancer. He was 72 years old.
Morehead State compiled a 9-11-1 record during Lichtenberg’s two years as head coach (1979-80). He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Eagles (1972-73).
Lichtenberg’s coaching career included stops at nine different Division I programs -- MSU, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Northern Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Bowling Green and Drake.
Lichtenberg served as head coach at Maine in 1989, when the Black Bears finished 9-3. He then served as head coach at Ohio from 1990-94, when the Bobcats posted a mark of 26-59-3.
The funeral for Lichtenberg was held on Thursday, May 30. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to:
FCA Scholarship for Tom Lichtenberg
c/o Raymond Turner
8701 Leeds Road
Kansas City, MO 64129
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HPH Hospice in Memory of Tom Lichtenberg
12107 Majestic Boulevard
Hudson, FL 34667
On-line donations can be made at HPH-Hospice.org
