Harry Lawrence (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1909 |
Died | Towson, Maryland, U.S. | February 20, 1987 (aged 78)
Playing career | |
1928–1930 | Western Maryland |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1934–1941 | Baltimore City College |
1946 | Baltimore City College |
1947–1957 | Bucknell |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 45–51–1 (college) 69–10–6 (high school) |
Harry L. Lawrence (c. 1909 – February 20, 1987) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University from 1947 to 1957, compiling a record of 45–51–1. Lawrence began his coaching career in 1934 at Baltimore City College, a high school in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the head football coach at Baltimore City College from 1934 to 1941 and again in 1946, tallying a mark of 69–10–6. During World War II, he served an officer in the United States Navy with the Atlantic Fleet in the Caribbean, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander.[1] Lawrence attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he starred in football. He then moved on to Western Maryland College—now known as McDaniel College, playing football as a halfback under head coach Dick Harlow. At Western Maryland, he also competing in basketball, baseball, lacrosse, and rifle. Lawrence resigned from his post at Bucknell in early 1958 to return to Baltimore City College as a guidance counselor.[2] He died at the age of 78, on February 20, 1987, at St. Joseph Hospital in Towson, Maryland.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Bucknell Bison (Independent) (1947–1957) | |||||||||
1947 | Bucknell | 2–7 | |||||||
1948 | Bucknell | 1–8 | |||||||
1949 | Bucknell | 6–2 | |||||||
1950 | Bucknell | 6–3 | |||||||
1951 | Bucknell | 9–0 | |||||||
1952 | Bucknell | 6–3 | |||||||
1953 | Bucknell | 1–8 | |||||||
1954 | Bucknell | 6–3 | |||||||
1955 | Bucknell | 2–6–1 | |||||||
1956 | Bucknell | 3–5 | |||||||
1957 | Bucknell | 3–6 | |||||||
Bucknell: | 45–51–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 45–51–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Lawrence, Of City College, Named Football Coach At Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. March 12, 1947. p. 27. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lawrence Resigns As B.U. Varsity Mentor". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. January 25, 1958. p. 11. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Harry Lawrence dies; ex-coach at City". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. February 20, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1900s births
- 1987 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Bucknell Bison football coaches
- McDaniel Green Terror baseball players
- McDaniel Green Terror football players
- McDaniel Green Terror men's basketball players
- McDaniel Green Terror men's lacrosse players
- College rifle shooters in the United States
- High school football coaches in Maryland
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute alumni
- United States Navy officers
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Players of American football from Baltimore
- Coaches of American football from Maryland