Fatty Lawrence

Fatty Lawrence
Born(1903-05-06)May 6, 1903
DiedAugust, 1976 (aged 73)
Occupation(s)head of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department
College football career
Vanderbilt Commodores No. 19; 15
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
CollegeVanderbilt (19211924)
High schoolHume-Fogg
Career highlights and awards
  • 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.