Don Lawrence | |
Birth Date: | 4 June 1937 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Notre Dame |
Player Years1: | 1959–1961 |
Player Team1: | Washington Redskins |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Years1: | 1964–1965 |
Coach Team1: | Kansas State (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1966 |
Coach Team2: | Cincinnati (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1967–1970 |
Coach Team3: | Virginia (DC) |
Coach Years4: | 1971–1973 |
Coach Team4: | Virginia |
Coach Years5: | 1974–1975 |
Coach Team5: | TCU (DC) |
Coach Years6: | 1976–1977 |
Coach Team6: | Missouri (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 1978–1979 |
Coach Team7: | BC Lions (OL) |
Coach Years8: | 1980 |
Coach Team8: | Kansas City Chiefs (ST) |
Coach Years9: | 1981–1982 |
Coach Team9: | Kansas City Chiefs (DL) |
Coach Years10: | 1983–1984 |
Coach Team10: | Buffalo Bills (DC/DL) |
Coach Years11: | 1985–1986 |
Coach Team11: | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DL) |
Coach Years12: | 1987–1988 |
Coach Team12: | Kansas City Chiefs (DL) |
Coach Years13: | 1989 |
Coach Team13: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OL) |
Coach Years14: | 1990–1997 |
Coach Team14: | Buffalo Bills (TE) |
Coach Years15: | 2000 |
Coach Team15: | Arizona Cardinals (TE) |
Coach Years16: | 2002–2003 |
Coach Team16: | Frankfurt Galaxy (OL) |
Coach Years17: | 2005 |
Coach Team17: | Amsterdam Admirals (OL) |
Coach Years18: | 2006 |
Coach Team18: | Cologne Centurions (assistant) |
Coach Years19: | 2007 |
Coach Team19: | Berlin Thunder (OC/OL) |
Coach Years20: | 2011–2012 |
Coach Team20: | Omaha Nighthawks (assistant) |
Overall Record: | 11–22 |
Donald Jerome Lawrence (born June 4, 1937) is the former American football offensive coordinator for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europa. He won two World Bowl rings with the Amsterdam Admirals and Frankfurt Galaxy. As the tight ends coach from 1990 to 1993, he took the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls. He coached at Notre Dame, Kansas State, Cincinnati, Texas Christian, and Missouri.
Lawrence served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia. He played college football at Notre Dame. He played three seasons in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.[1]
During his 45-year coaching career Coach Lawrence is unique in having coached in four straight Super Bowls (NFL) and four straight World Bowls (NFLE).