Lawrence Briggs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Briggs | ||
| Date of birth | 1890s | ||
| Date of death | 1970s | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1930–1967 | UMass Minutemen | ||
Lawrence Briggs was an American soccer coach who is best known for being the first men's soccer coach for the UMass Minutemen soccer program. Additionally, Briggs is known for being a founder of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and served as their president in 1947. He was also a founding member of the now-defunct New England Intercollegiate Soccer League which served as a foundation for modern college soccer in the United States.
Briggs was enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1978.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Lawrence Briggs". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". U.S. Soccer. USSoccer.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.