Larry Vorhis | |
Birth Date: | 1888 |
Death Place: | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1906–1909 |
Player Team1: | Penn State |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1910–1911 |
Coach Team1: | Wesleyan |
Overall Record: | 8–8–2 |
Lawrence Folsom Vorhis (1888 – December 1, 1918) was an American college football player and coach. He played football for the Penn State from 1906 to 1909 and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1909. Vorhis served as the head football coach at Wesleyan University from 1910 to 1911, compiling a record of 8–8–2.
Vorhis played football for Penn State from 1906 to 1909. He was the team's quarterback and also handled drop kicking responsibilities. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1909 by the New York Herald (as an end), New York Mail (as a quarterback), William B. Hanna in the New York Sun, the Philadelphia Press (as a quarterback) and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.[1] [2]
After graduating from Penn State, Vorhis served as the head football coach at Wesleyan University in 1910 and 1911.[3] In his two seasons as Wesleyan's head football coach, Vorhis compiled a record of 8–8–2.[4] In December 1911, Vorhis announced that he would not return to Wesleyan in 1912. He stated that he intended to operate a sugar plantation in Alabama.[5]
Vorhis died on December 1, 1918, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, following a short illness.[6]