Lester Lamont Larson was an American college football player and coach.

He was the first head football coach in the history of the University of Louisville, serving in that position form 1912 to 1913.

At the time of his hiring, he was working as a typewriter salesman[1] His first team at Louisville in 1912 finished with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.

[3] Prior to that, Larson served as the head coach for one season at Texas A&M University, leading the Aggies to a 6–1–1 record.

[4] Larson attended the University of Chicago and a member of the 1905 Chicago Maroons football team that won a national championship under Amos Alonzo Stagg.