John Lawther

John Lawther
Biographical details
Born(1899-09-19)September 19, 1899
Died(1996-09-21)September 21, 1996
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materWestminster (PA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1929Westminster (PA) (assistant)
1931–1933Westminster (PA)
Basketball
1925–1930Westminster (PA)
1931–1935Westminster (PA)
1936–1949Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall9–18 (football)
313–136 (basketball)
TournamentsBasketball
1–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NAIA Hall of Fame
Helms Foundation Hall of Fame

John Dobson Lawther (September 19, 1899 – September 21, 1996) was an American football and basketball coach and professor. He was the head basketball coach of Westminster College from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1931 to 1936 and Pennsylvania State University from 1936 to 1949. Lawther guided Penn State to an appearance in the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament. After leaving coaching, Lawther became a professor and athletic administrator at Penn State and became a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Lawther was an alumnus of Westminster College and earned a master's degree from Columbia University.[1]

  1. ^ "John D. Lawther papers, 1936-1971". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved December 22, 2020.