Lew Lane Explained

Lew Lane
Birth Date:17 October 1899
Birth Place:St. Marys, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:St. Marys, Kansas, U.S.
Alma Mater:Creighton University (1924)
Player Years1:1924
Player Team1:Kansas City Blues
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1945
Coach Team2:Washburn
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1942–1945
Coach Team4:Rockhurst
Coach Years5:1947–1949
Coach Team5:Rockhurst
Overall Record:3–1 (football)
31–67 (basketball)

Lewman Arthur Lane (October 17, 1899 – December 24, 1980) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the 24th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1945, and compiling a record of 3–1.[1] [2] He had previously coached at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri before coming to Washburn.[3] He returned there to coach football again in 1947.[4]

Lane was a druggist who managed a family drugstore founded by his father, Daniel J. Lane, in St. Mary's Township, Kansas.[5] He died in 1980.[6]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Blue Book of College Athletics. 1945. F. Turbyville. 0893-7737. April 14, 2015.
  2. Web site: History. wusports.com. April 14, 2015.
  3. Web site: Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. April 14, 2015.
  4. Web site: St. Joseph News-Press - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. April 14, 2015.
  5. Book: The Midwestern Druggist .... 1946. 22. April 14, 2015.
  6. Web site: Henry Bushey's Family. people.creighton.edu. April 14, 2015.