Bob Lang

Robert McDonnell "Bob" Lang (October 1, 1892 – September 19, 1966)[1] was a college football player.

Bob Lang
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1913–1916)
Personal information
Born:(1892-10-01)October 1, 1892
Waverly, Georgia
Died:September 19, 1966(1966-09-19) (aged 73)
Atlanta, Georgia
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Before attending Tech Lang went to the old South Georgia College in McRae.[2]

Georgia Tech

Lang was a prominent guard for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology,[3] a member of its "All-Era" team under Heisman.[4]

1915

The school's yearbook the Blue Print of 1915 describes Lang as "one of the biggest men on the varsity, not only in stature but in spirit as well."[2]

1916

Lang was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[5] That team defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. He anchored the line along with Walker Carpenter and Pup Phillips.

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References
  1. "Officers of the Senior Class".
  2. "The Blue Print" (PDF). 1915. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-19.
  3. "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
  4. "Georgia Tech Honors" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  5. Heisman, John M. Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy. p. 144.


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