Don Lawrence (American football)
Donald Jerome Lawrence (born June 4, 1937) is the former American football offensive coordinator for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europa. He won two World Bowl rings with the Amsterdam Admirals and Frankfurt Galaxy. As the tight ends coach from 1990 to 1993, he took the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls. He coached at Notre Dame, Kansas State, Cincinnati, Texas Christian, and Missouri.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1937 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1961 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1965 | Kansas State (assistant) |
| 1966 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1967–1970 | Virginia (DC) |
| 1971–1973 | Virginia |
| 1974–1975 | TCU (DC) |
| 1976–1977 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | BC Lions (OL) |
| 1980 | Kansas City Chiefs (ST) |
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Chiefs (DL) |
| 1983–1984 | Buffalo Bills (DC/DL) |
| 1985–1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DL) |
| 1987–1988 | Kansas City Chiefs (DL) |
| 1989 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OL) |
| 1990–1997 | Buffalo Bills (TE) |
| 2000 | Arizona Cardinals (TE) |
| 2002–2003 | Frankfurt Galaxy (OL) |
| 2005 | Amsterdam Admirals (OL) |
| 2006 | Cologne Centurions (assistant) |
| 2007 | Berlin Thunder (OC/OL) |
| 2011–2012 | Omaha Nighthawks (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–22 |
Lawrence served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia. He played college football at Notre Dame. He played three seasons in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.
During his 45-year coaching career Coach Lawrence is unique in having coached in four straight Super Bowls (NFL) and four straight World Bowls (NFLE).
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Virginia | 3–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Virginia | 4–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1973 | Virginia | 4–7 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Virginia: | 11–22 | 6–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–22 | ||||||||
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