Ed Lawrence

Ed Lawrence
Personal information
Born:	July 16, 1906; Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	November 21, 1961 (aged 55); Moapa, Nevada, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fitchburg
College:	Brown
Position:	Halfback, end, fullback
Career history
	Boston Bulldogs (1929); Staten Island Stapletons (1930);
	Player stats at PFR

Edward James Lawrence (July 16, 1906 – November 21, 1961) was am American football player who played professionally for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929 and the Staten Island Stapletons in 1930. Prior to joining the NFL, Lawrence played college football at Brown University. He was a member of the 1926 "Iron Men" Brown football team, which went 9–0–1, and played all but two minutes against Yale, Dartmouth, and Harvard.^[1]

After graduating from Brown in 1927, Lawrence worked in insurance and then as marketing specialist in Providence, Rhode Island.^[2] He was later the comptroller for the Warm Springs Ranch in Moapa, Nevada. He died on November 21, 1961, in Moapa.^[3]

References

^ Farber's Fame Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Brown Alumni Magazine, January/February 2002.
^ "Edward S.[sic] Lawrence". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 23, 1961. p. 75. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ed Lawrence, Ex-Iron Man, Dies at 56". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. November 25, 1961. p. 22. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Ed Lawrence at Find a Grave

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[1] Farber's Fame Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Brown Alumni Magazine, January/February 2002.

[2] "Edward S.[sic] Lawrence". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 23, 1961. p. 75. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Ed Lawrence, Ex-Iron Man, Dies at 56". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. November 25, 1961. p. 22. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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