Lamar Sarra

Lamar Sarra
Florida Gators
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Career history
College Florida (1925–1926)
Personal information
Born: (1904-09-11)September 11, 1904
Florida
Died: May 24, 1995(1995-05-24) (aged 90)
Jacksonville, Florida
Career highlights and awards

Ernest Lamar Sarra (September 11, 1904 – May 24, 1995) was an American football and basketball player and coach. Sarra was a prominent center for coach Tom Sebring's Florida Gators football team, captain of the 1926 team.[1] He was a three-year football star and played four seasons of basketball.[2] Sarra was then the coach of the Plant Panthers in the 1930s.[3][4][5][6] He was once chairman of the governor's committee on school building construction.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gators Relax After Drills". St. Petersburg Times. October 22, 1926.
  2. ↑ http://floridagators.com/news/2006/8/10/10739.aspx
  3. ↑ Pete Norton (July 20, 1933). "The Sport Outlook". St. Petersburg Times.
  4. ↑ "Tampa Officials To Handle Game; Sarra Refereeing". The Evening Independent. November 22, 1938.
  5. ↑ http://bigcountypreps.com/181/team-history/plant-panthers/
  6. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/local/team/records/coaches.aspx?gendersport=boys,basketball&schoolid=95d53ce6-1e91-4a06-9238-53452787d28e
  7. ↑ "New Tax Sources For Schools". Ocala Star-Banner. November 21, 1956.
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