H. Frank Lawrence
Henry Franklin Lawrence Jr. (December 22, 1897 – August 7, 1970) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at McKendree College—now known as McKendree University—in Lebanon, Illinois in 1920 and at Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College—now known as Northwest Missouri State University—in Maryville, Missouri from 1923 to 1926, compiling career college football coaching record of 23–9–3. Lawrence was also the head basketball coach at McKendree in 1920–21 and at Northwest Missouri State from 1923 to 1929, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 68–47.
![]() Lawrence pictured in the Maryville Democrat-Forum, 1923 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Gallatin, Missouri | December 22, 1897
Died | August 7, 1970 72) San Diego, California | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1919 | Missouri Wesleyan |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1920 | McKendree |
1922 | Maryville HS (MO) |
1923–1926 | Northwest Missouri State |
Basketball | |
1920–1921 | McKendree |
1923–1929 | Northwest Missouri State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1922–1923 | Maryville HS (MO) |
1923–? | Northwest Missouri State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 23–9–3 (college football) 68–47 (college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 MIAA (1924–1925) |
Lawrence attended Missouri Wesleyan College in Cameron, Missouri, where he played he played football, basketball, and tennis and was a member of the track. Prior to being appointed athletic director and coach at Northwest Missouri State in 1923, he held the same position at Maryville High School.[1]
Lawrence the son of U. S. Representative Henry F. Lawrence.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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McKendree Bearcats (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1920) | |||||||||
1920 | Northwest Missouri State | 1–3 | |||||||
Northwest Missouri State: | 1–3 | ||||||||
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1926) | |||||||||
1923 | Northwest Missouri State | 3–3–1 | |||||||
1924 | Northwest Missouri State | 6–1–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1925 | Northwest Missouri State | 7–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1926 | Northwest Missouri State | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
Northwest Missouri State: | 22–6–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 23–9–3 |
References
- "H. Frank Lawrence Is College Coach". Maryville Democrat-Forum. Maryville, Missouri. August 31, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - Who's Who in Sports. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.