Lamar Sarra
Appearance
Florida Gators | |
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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Florida | September 11, 1904
Died: | May 24, 1995 Jacksonville, Florida | (aged 90)
Career history | |
College | Florida (1925–1926) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Ernest Lamar Sarra (September 11, 1904 – May 24, 1995) was an American football and basketball player and coach. Sarra was a prominent center for coach Tom Sebring's Florida Gators football team, captain of the 1926 team.[1] He was a three-year football star and played four seasons of basketball.[2] Sarra was then the coach of the Plant Panthers in the 1930s.[3][4][5][6] He was once chairman of the governor's committee on school building construction.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Gators Relax After Drills". St. Petersburg Times. October 22, 1926.
- ^ http://floridagators.com/news/2006/8/10/10739.aspx
- ^ Pete Norton (July 20, 1933). "The Sport Outlook". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ "Tampa Officials To Handle Game; Sarra Refereeing". The Evening Independent. November 22, 1938.
- ^ http://bigcountypreps.com/181/team-history/plant-panthers/
- ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/records/coaches.aspx?gendersport=boys,basketball&schoolid=95d53ce6-1e91-4a06-9238-53452787d28e
- ^ "New Tax Sources For Schools". Ocala Star-Banner. November 21, 1956.
Categories:
- 1904 births
- 1995 deaths
- Florida Gators football players
- Florida Gators men's basketball players
- Florida Gators baseball players
- American football centers
- Players of American football from Florida
- Basketball players from Florida
- Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Florida
- High school football coaches in the United States