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American football player

Lawrence Markley
Sewanee Tigers
PositionFullback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:c. 1885
Chicago, Illinois
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1907–1908)
Career highlights and awards

Lawrence Markley was a college football player

College football

Markley played for the Sewanee Tigers of the Sewanee:The University of the South. He was captain of the 1908 team, and selected an All-Southern fullback both those years. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin wrote of Markley, "He has always been a very stubborn man on the defense, effective on a short plunge, and his cool head has helped to steady his team through many a crisis." At Sewanee he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. "FOOTBALL CAPTAINS FOR NEXT SEASON; Sixty-four College Elevens Elect Leaders for Gridiron Battles for 1908. THREE FULL BACKS SELECTED Illness of Tad Jones Postpones Action at Yale". New York Times. December 23, 1907.
  3. ^ e. g. Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75.
  4. "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
  5. "1908". General Catalogue of Sigma Alpha Epsilon: 578.
1907 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
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1908 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
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† = Unanimous selection


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