John Dobson Lawther (September 19, 1899 – September 21, 1996) was an American football and basketball coach and professor. He was the head basketball coach of Westminster College from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1931 to 1936 and Pennsylvania State University from 1936 to 1949. Lawther guided Penn State to an appearance in the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament. After leaving coaching, Lawther became a professor and athletic administrator at Penn State and became a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Biographical details | |
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Born | September 19, 1899 |
Died | Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S. | September 21, 1996
Alma mater | Westminster (PA) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1926–1929 | Westminster (PA) (assistant) |
1931–1933 | Westminster (PA) |
Basketball | |
1925–1930 | Westminster (PA) |
1931–1935 | Westminster (PA) |
1936–1949 | Penn State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 9–18 (football) 313–136 (basketball) |
Tournaments | Basketball 1–1 (NCAA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
NAIA Hall of Fame Helms Foundation Hall of Fame | |
Lawther was an alumnus of Westminster College and earned a master's degree from Columbia University.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Westminster Titans (Tri-State Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
1931 | Westminster | 3–6 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
1932 | Westminster | 4–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1933 | Westminster | 2–6 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
Westminster: | 9–18 | 3–7 | |||||||
Total: | 9–18 |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Westminster Titans (Independent) (1925–1930) | |||||||||
1925–26 | Westminster | 1–10[n 1] | 0–0[n 1] | ||||||
1926–27 | Westminster | 12–5 | |||||||
1927–28 | Westminster | 17–3 | |||||||
1928–29 | Westminster | 15–2 | |||||||
1929–30 | Westminster | 19–2 | |||||||
Westminster Titans (Independent) (1931–1936) | |||||||||
1931–32 | Westminster | 19–2 | |||||||
1932–33 | Westminster | 19–6 | |||||||
1933–34 | Westminster | 22–4 | |||||||
1934–35 | Westminster | 19–3 | |||||||
1934–35 | Westminster | 20–6 | |||||||
Westminster: | 163–43 (.791) | ||||||||
Penn State Nittany Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1936–1939) | |||||||||
1936–37 | Penn State | 10–7 | 6–4 | 3rd | |||||
1937–38 | Penn State | 13–5 | 6–4 | 2nd | |||||
1938–39 | Penn State | 13–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1939–1949) | |||||||||
1939–40 | Penn State | 15–8 | |||||||
1940–41 | Penn State | 15–5 | |||||||
1941–42 | Penn State | 18–3 | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||||
1942–43 | Penn State | 15–4 | |||||||
1943–44 | Penn State | 8–7 | |||||||
1944–45 | Penn State | 10–7 | |||||||
1945–46 | Penn State | 7–9 | |||||||
1946–47 | Penn State | 10–8 | |||||||
1947–48 | Penn State | 9–10 | |||||||
1948–49 | Penn State | 7–10 | |||||||
Penn State: | 150–93 (.617) | 17–13 (.567) | |||||||
Total: | 313–136 (.697) |
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