Alvin Loucks

Alvin E. Loucks (June 15, 1895 – April 1973) was an American football player and coach. Loucks was a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan and the son of James C. Loucks. He attended Union High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played guard for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1916 and 1919. He later played professional football for the Detroit Heralds in 1920. After retiring as a player, Loucks became a coach. He was the head football coach at Escanaba, Michigan, where his 1922 football team won the football championship of the Upper Peninsula. He later served as a football coach at Duluth Junior College. Loucks lived in Hopkins, Minnesota in his later years. He died in 1973 at age 75.