Harry Lawrence (American football)

Harry Lawrence
Biographical details
Bornc. 1909
Died(1987-02-20)February 20, 1987 (aged 78)
Towson, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
1928–1930Western Maryland
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1934–1941Baltimore City College
1946Baltimore City College
1947–1957Bucknell
Head coaching record
Overall45–51–1 (college)
69–10–6 (high school)

Harry L. Lawrence (c. 1909 – February 20, 1987) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bucknell University from 1947 to 1957, compiling a record of 45–51–1. Lawrence began his coaching career in 1934 at Baltimore City College, a high school in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the head football coach at Baltimore City College from 1934 to 1941 and again in 1946, tallying a mark of 69–10–6. During World War II, he served an officer in the United States Navy with the Atlantic Fleet in the Caribbean, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander.[1] Lawrence attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he starred in football. He then moved on to Western Maryland College—now known as McDaniel College, playing football as a halfback under head coach Dick Harlow. At Western Maryland, he also competing in basketball, baseball, lacrosse, and rifle. Lawrence resigned from his post at Bucknell in early 1958 to return to Baltimore City College as a guidance counselor.[2] He died at the age of 78, on February 20, 1987, at St. Joseph Hospital in Towson, Maryland.[3]

  1. ^ "Harry Lawrence, Of City College, Named Football Coach At Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. March 12, 1947. p. 27. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Lawrence Resigns As B.U. Varsity Mentor". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. January 25, 1958. p. 11. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Harry Lawrence dies; ex-coach at City". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. February 20, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.