Bee Lawler

American athlete and coach (1891–1973)
Bee Lawler
Biographical details
Born(1891-12-08)December 8, 1891
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 1973(1973-01-10) (aged 81)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1911–1913Minnesota
Baseball
1912–1914Minnesota
1915Winnipeg Maroons
1915Fargo-Moorhead Graingrowers
1916Superior Red Sox
Basketball
1912–1915Minnesota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919St. Thomas (MN)
Baseball
1922Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall3–2–1 (football)
6–11 (baseball)

Lawrence Kelly "Bee" Lawler (December 8, 1891 – June 10, 1973) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.[1] He played college football at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis from 1911 to 1913,[2] where he was also a baseball and basketball player.[3]

Lawler was named captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team in 1915. He later served as the head football coach at University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1919 and as the head baseball coach at Minnesota in 1922.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lawrence Lawler". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Football at Minnesota: The Story of Thirty Years' Contests on the Gridiron. General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota. 1914. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Minnesota Hoops: Basketball in the North Star State. Minnesota Historical Society. 2006. ISBN 9780873515740. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide. American Sports Publishing Company. 1915. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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St. Thomas Tommies head football coaches

# denotes interim head coach

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Minnesota Golden Gophers head baseball coaches
  • No coach (1876)
  • No team (1877)
  • No coach (1878)
  • No team (1879)
  • No coach (1880)
  • No team (1881–1882)
  • No coach (1883–1902)
  • No team (1903)
  • No coach (1904)
  • No team (1905)
  • No coach (1906–1907)
  • Walter Wilmot (1908–1909)
  • Perry Werden & Walter Wilmot (1910)
  • Wilkie Clarke (1911)
  • No team (1912)
  • Denny Sullivan (1913–1914)
  • Frosty Thomas (1915)
  • No team (1916–1921)
  • Russ Ford & Bee Lawler (1922)
  • Lee Watrous, Jr. (1923–1926)
  • George Clark (1927)
  • Dutch Bergman (1928–1930)
  • Frank McCormick (1931–1941)
  • Dave MacMillan (1942–1947)
  • Dick Siebert (1948–1978)
  • George Thomas (1979–1981)
  • John Anderson (1982–2024)
  • Ty McDevitt (2025– )