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Douglas Lawson
Biographical details
Born(1890-06-21)June 21, 1890
Winchester, Massachusetts
Playing career
1912Harvard
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1922Williams (line)
1923–1924Columbia (assistant)
1925–1927Williams
1928Brown (line)
Head coaching record
Overall8–12–4

Douglas Lawson (June 21, 1890 – ?) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Williams College from 1925 to 1927.[1][2][3][4][5] He also served as an assistant football coach at Columbia University and Brown University.[6]

Lawson was born on June 21, 1890 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.[7]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Williams Ephs (Independent) (1925–1927)
1925 Williams 1–4–3
1926 Williams 3–5
1927 Williams 4–3–1
Williams: 8–12–4
Total: 8–12–4

References

  1. ^ "WILLIAMS SIGNS LAWSON AGAIN". The Christian Science Monitor. January 24, 1927.
  2. ^ "Lawson Williams Coach". The Lewiston Daily Sun. January 24, 1927.
  3. ^ "WILLIAMS RETAINS LAWSON; Dispels Rumors That Football Mentor Would Not Be Re-engaged". The New York Times. January 9, 1926.
  4. ^ "LAWSON WITHDRAWS NAME AT WILLIAMS; Will Not Consider Reappointment as Head Football Coach for Fourth Term; DECISION IS HIS OWN; To Help Authorities Who Desire Coaches to Be Members of Educational Staff". The New York Times. December 16, 1927.
  5. ^ "Doug Lawson, Football Coach at Williams Three Years, Refuses Reappointment: Former Harvard Lineman Opposed In Some Quarters 'For Best Interests of Williams,' He Says in Making Known Decision--His Teams Have Lost to Amherst Three Straight Years". The Hartford Courant. December 16, 1927.
  6. ^ "C. CALDWELL NAMED COACH AT WILLIAMS; Ex-Princeton Star Appointed to Football Post--Lawson Line Mentor at Brown". The New York Times. January 27, 1928.
  7. ^ Harvard Class Album. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1913. p. 161.