Fatty Lawrence
Fatty Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1903 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August, 1976 (aged 73) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupations | head of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department |
| Football career | |
| No. 19, 15 | |
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hume-Fogg |
| College | Vanderbilt (1921–1924) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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.