Fatty Lawrence

Fatty Lawrence
Born(1903-05-06)May 6, 1903
DiedAugust, 1976 (aged 73)
Occupationshead of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department
Football career
No. 19, 15
PositionGuard
Personal information
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolHume-Fogg
CollegeVanderbilt (1921–1924)
Awards and highlights
  • SIAA championship (1921)
  • SoCon championship (1922, 1923)

Robert Landy "Fatty" Lawrence (May 6, 1903 – August, 1976) was a college football player who went on to become the superintendent of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department from 1932 to 1971; namesake of the Robert L. Lawrence Jr., Filtration Plant. He was the father of United States Navy vice admiral William P. Lawrence and the grandfather of NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence.