Lawrence Briggs Explained

Lawrence Briggs
Fullname:Lawrence E. Briggs
Birth Date:June 23, 1903
Death Date:December 1970 (aged 67)[1]
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Manageryears1:1930–1967
Managerclubs1:UMass Minutemen

Lawrence E. Briggs (June 23, 1903 - December 1970)[2] was an American soccer coach who is best known for being the first men's soccer coach for the UMass Minutemen soccer program. Additionally, Briggs is known for being a founder of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and served as their president in 1947. He was also a founding member of the now-defunct New England Intercollegiate Soccer League which served as a foundation for modern college soccer in the United States.

Briggs was enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1978.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LAWRENCE E. BRIGGS.
  2. Web site: Lawrence Briggs. December 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Lawrence Briggs. Society for American Soccer History. 13 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Hall of Famers. U.S. Soccer. USSoccer.com. 13 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123080209/http://www.ussoccer.com/about/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/builder-bio. 23 November 2016.

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