Fatty Lawrence
Fatty Lawrence | |
|---|---|
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| Born | May 6, 1903 |
| Died | August, 1976 |
| Occupation(s) | head of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department |
| College football career | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 19; 15 | |
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1921–1924) |
| High school | Hume-Fogg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Landy "Fatty" Lawrence (May 6, 1903 – August, 1976)[1] was a college football player who went on to become the superintendent of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department from 1932 to 1971;[2][3][4] namesake of the Robert L. Lawrence, Jr., Filtration Plant. He was the father of William P. Lawrence.
Vanderbilt University
Lawrence was a prominent guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University from 1921 to 1924.[5] He was a part of three conference titles.
1922
In the second week of play of 1922 against Henderson-Brown, Vanderbilt won 33 to 0. Lawrence recovered a fumble in the end zone for Vanderbilt's fourth touchdown.[6] Lawrence also intercepted a pass in the scoreless tie with Michigan.[7] He was mentioned as one of the players of the game in the 14 to 6 victory over Tennessee. The Nashville Banner said Lawrence had been "in there doing a man's job blocking a kick and tackling with the deadliness of a tiger unleashed in a cave of lions."[8]
1924
He was selected All-Southern by his teammates.[9]
References
- ^ "Family Search".
- ^ http://www.nashville.gov/Water-Services/About-Us/History/Superintendents-and-Directors.aspx
- ^ Rob Simbeck (August 1, 1996). "One Soldier's Story".
- ^ Robert L. Lawrence, Jr. (1939). "Cross-Connection Elimination in Nashville". Journal of the American Water Works Association. 31: 977.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Will Lose Six Gridiron Stars". Spartanburg Herald. December 8, 1924.
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"Vandy Defeats Arkansas Team." The Macon Daily Telegraph 8 Oct. 1922: 8.
- ^ Sam S. Greene (October 15, 1922). "Michigan and Vanderbilt play to Scoreless Tie In Commodores' Stadium: Southerns Spring Surprise on Rivals". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Russell, Fred, and Maxwell Edward Benson. Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football. Nashville, TN, 1938, p. 40–41
- ^ Lawrence Perry (December 4, 1924). "Game's For The Sake". Harrisburg Telegraph. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
