Lawrence C. Boles | |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1883 |
Birth Place: | Blanchester, Ohio, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1902–1903 |
Player Team1: | Ohio Wesleyan |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1915–1925 |
Coach Team2: | Wooster |
Coach Years3: | 1927–1939 |
Coach Team3: | Wooster |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1915–1926 |
Coach Team5: | Wooster |
Admin Years1: | 1915–1928 |
Admin Team1: | Wooster |
Overall Record: | 134–50–19 (football) 86–74 (basketball) |
Lawrence Casper Boles (September 9, 1883 – August 19, 1945) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the College of Wooster from 1915 to 1925 and again from 1927 to 1939, compiling a record of 134–50–19.[1] Bowles was also the head basketball coach at Wooster from 1915 to 1926, tallying a mark of 86–74.
Boles was the son of Wilson Homer Boles (17 Jul 1848 - 2 May 1912) and Anna “Annie” Girton Boles (22 Aug 1853 - 31 Jan 1941). He married Lillian C Cochran Boles (20 Jun 1884 - 5 Jul 1974). They had a daughter named Carmen (born ca. 1910).