Larry Turner

Baseball
2024 Coach of the Year

Larry Turner

Owasso High School

Owasso,
Oklahoma

Impact Statement

Tuner is the winningest coach in the state of Oklahoma and the 4th in the nation.

Biography

Larry Turner has been the Head Coach at Owasso for the past 42 years. He enters his 43rd season going into the 2024-25 school year.

Over the course of his career, he has tallied a record 1,248-288. With his wins, he’s the leader for all-time wins in Oklahoma. In 2023, he was ranked 4th in the nation with all-times wins among active coaches. Turner’s teams have qualified for 24 State Championships over the last 27 years.  Of the 24 appearances, 17 have made it to the state finals and 12 have claimed titles.

An alum, Turner was the starting catcher on Owasso’s first State Championship team in 1973. He entered the Owasso High School Hall of Fame in the inaugural class in 2010.


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Records

  • Coached 12 State Championship Teams
  • Professional Achievements

  • 2025 ABCA Hall of Fame Inductee
  • 2016 Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee
  • 2010 Owasso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
  • 2001 Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee