George H. Lamson | |
Birth Date: | 8 April 1882 |
Birth Place: | Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Massachusetts, Yale |
Player Sport1: | Baseball |
Player Years2: | 1900–1902 |
Player Team2: | Connecticut |
Player Positions: | Shortstop |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1906–1907 |
Coach Team2: | Connecticut |
Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
Coach Years4: | 1906–1908 |
Coach Team4: | Connecticut |
Overall Record: | 4–9 (football) 12–13–1 (baseball) |
George Herbert Lamson Jr. (April 8, 1882 – December 4, 1931) was an American football and baseball coach and museum curator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1906 to 1907, compiling a record of 4–9.[1] He was also the head baseball coach at Connecticut from 1906 to 1908, tallying a mark of 12–13–1. Lamson was a star shortstop on the baseball team at Connecticut before graduating in 1902.[2] Lamson was found dead on December 4, 1931, at the Taft Hotel in New York City.[3]