Larry Schmittou
| Larry Schmittou | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 19, 1940 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Alma mater | Peabody College |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, Vanderbilt Commodores baseball coach, Minor League Baseball owner/executive, Vice President of Marketing for the Texas Rangers (MLB) |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley (1959–present) |
Larry Schmittou (born July 19, 1940) is an American entrepreneur and former baseball executive and coach. He currently owns S&S Family Entertainment LLC, which operates a chain of bowling centers in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.
Schmittou was the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores, Vanderbilt University's baseball team, from 1968 to 1978. From 1978 to 1996, he owned several minor league baseball teams, beginning with the Nashville Sounds. He served as the Vice President of Marketing for the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball club from 1983 to 1986. In 2006, Schmittou was elected to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Fred Russell Lifetime Achievement Award by the Nashville Sports Council in 2011. In 2016, he was inducted into the Southern League Hall of Fame.
Larry Schmittou was born on July 19, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee, to parents Egbert and Jane Ann. He was named for Larry Gilbert, manager of the Nashville Vols minor league baseball team from 1939 to 1948. Schmittou was the youngest of five children.
When he was a junior in high school, Schmittou began coaching youth baseball team for 9 to 12-year-old children. Concurrently, he pitched on the Cohn High School baseball team. After graduating, he enrolled at Peabody College, which is known for its teacher education program and was later merged with Vanderbilt University. He continued to coach three youth baseball teams and play in a city league while attending Peabody. By the end of his sandlot coaching career, Schmittou had over 500 wins, 20 city championships, 8 state championships, and 6 of his teams went to national tournaments.
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