Douglas Lawson

Douglas Lawson (June 21, 1890 – ?) was an American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Williams College from 1925 to 1927.[1][2][3][4][5] He also served as an assistant football coach at Columbia University and Brown University.[6]

For the paleontologist and computer scientist, see Douglas A. Lawson.
Douglas Lawson
Biographical details
Born(1890-06-21)June 21, 1890
Winchester, Massachusetts
Playing career
1912Harvard
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921–1922Williams (line)
1923–1924Columbia (assistant)
1925–1927Williams
1928Brown (line)
Head coaching record
Overall8–12–4

Lawson was born on June 21, 1890 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.[7]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Williams Ephs (Independent) (1925–1927)
1925 Williams 1–4–3
1926 Williams 3–5
1927 Williams 4–3–1
Williams: 8–12–4
Total:8–12–4
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References
  1. "WILLIAMS SIGNS LAWSON AGAIN". The Christian Science Monitor. January 24, 1927.
  2. "Lawson Williams Coach". The Lewiston Daily Sun. January 24, 1927.
  3. "WILLIAMS RETAINS LAWSON; Dispels Rumors That Football Mentor Would Not Be Re-engaged". The New York Times. January 9, 1926.
  4. "LAWSON WITHDRAWS NAME AT WILLIAMS; Will Not Consider Reappointment as Head Football Coach for Fourth Term; DECISION IS HIS OWN; To Help Authorities Who Desire Coaches to Be Members of Educational Staff". The New York Times. December 16, 1927.
  5. "Doug Lawson, Football Coach at Williams Three Years, Refuses Reappointment: Former Harvard Lineman Opposed In Some Quarters 'For Best Interests of Williams,' He Says in Making Known Decision--His Teams Have Lost to Amherst Three Straight Years". The Hartford Courant. December 16, 1927.
  6. "C. CALDWELL NAMED COACH AT WILLIAMS; Ex-Princeton Star Appointed to Football Post--Lawson Line Mentor at Brown". The New York Times. January 27, 1928.
  7. Harvard Class Album. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1913. p. 161.
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