Bob Lang Explained

Bob Lang
Birth Date:1 October 1892
Birth Place:Waverly, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Class:Graduate
Weight Lb:192
Currentposition:Guard
School:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Pastschools:Georgia Tech (1913 - 1916)
Highlights:

Robert McDonnell "Bob" Lang (October 1, 1892  - September 19, 1966)[1] was a college football player.

Early years

Before attending Tech Lang went to the old South Georgia College in McRae.[2]

Georgia Tech

Lang was a prominent guard for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology,[3] a member of its "All-Era" team under Heisman.[4]

1915

The school's yearbook the Blue Print of 1915 describes Lang as "one of the biggest men on the varsity, not only in stature but in spirit as well."[2]

1916

Lang was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[5] That team defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. He anchored the line along with Walker Carpenter and Pup Phillips.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Officers of the Senior Class.
  2. Web site: The Blue Print. 1915. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219051454/https://smartech.gatech.edu/jspui/bitstream/1853/14410/11/1915compressed.pdf. 2014-12-19.
  3. News: All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers. December 3, 1916. Augusta Chronicle.
  4. Web site: Georgia Tech Honors. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2007. September 30, 2007. October 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008073817/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/HONORS.pdf. dead.
  5. Book: Heisman, John M.. Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy. 2 October 2012. 144. 9781451682915.