Douglas Lawson Explained

Douglas Lawson
Birth Date:21 June 1890
Birth Place:Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Player Years1:1912
Player Team1:Harvard
Player Positions:Tackle
Coach Years1:1921–1922
Coach Team1:Williams (line)
Coach Years2:1923–1924
Coach Team2:Columbia (assistant)
Coach Years3:1925–1927
Coach Team3:Williams
Coach Years4:1928
Coach Team4:Brown (line)
Overall Record:8–12–4

Douglas Lawson (June 21, 1890 – ?) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Williams College from 1925 to 1927.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He also served as an assistant football coach at Columbia University and Brown University.[6]

Lawson was born on June 21, 1890, in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Williams Signs Lawson Again. The Christian Science Monitor. January 24, 1927. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102150536/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/300855852.html?dids=300855852:300855852&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Jan+24,+1927&author=&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=WILLIAMS+SIGNS+LAWSON+AGAIN&pqatl=google. dead. November 2, 2012.
  2. News: Lawson Williams Coach. The Lewiston Daily Sun. January 24, 1927.
  3. News: Williams Retains Lawson. The New York Times. January 9, 1926.
  4. News: Lawson Withdraw Name At Williams. The New York Times. December 16, 1927.
  5. News: . Doug Lawson, Football Coach at Williams Three Years, Refuses Reappointment . . . . December 16, 1927 . 19 . April 5, 2022 . .
  6. News: C. Caldwell Named Coach at Williams. The New York Times. January 27, 1928.
  7. Book: . Harvard Class Album . . . 161 . 1913 .