Fatty Lawrence
Fatty Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1903 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August, 1976 (aged 73) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | head of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department |
| College football career | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 19; 15 | |
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1921–1924) |
| High school | Hume-Fogg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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.