Lawrence Markley Explained

Lawrence Markley
School:	Sewanee Tigers
Birth Date:	c. 1885
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Currentposition:	Fullback
Class:	Graduate
Weight Lb:	165
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Pastschools:	Sewanee (1907 - 1908)
Highlights:	All-Southern (1907, 1908)

Lawrence Markley was a college football player

College football

Markley played for the Sewanee Tigers of the . He was captain of the 1908 team,^{[1] [2]} and selected an All-Southern fullback both those years.^{[3] [4]} Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin wrote of Markley, "He has always been a very stubborn man on the defense, effective on a short plunge, and his cool head has helped to steady his team through many a crisis."^[3] At Sewanee he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Year-by-Year Results. 31. 2014-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223100006/http://static.sewanee.edu/athletics/PDFS/SEWANEE_Football2007.pdf. 2014-12-23. dead.
2. News: FOOTBALL CAPTAINS FOR NEXT SEASON; Sixty-four College Elevens Elect Leaders for Gridiron Battles for 1908. THREE FULL BACKS SELECTED Illness of Tad Jones Postpones Action at Yale. New York Times. December 23, 1907.
3. e. g. Book: Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. 75. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service .
4. 31. National and Southern Honors. Sewanee Football Media Guide. 2011.
5. 1908. General Catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 578.