Lawrence Simmons
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 5, 1911 Oklahoma |
| Died |
October 9, 1994 (aged 83) Fairview Heights, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1936–1937 | Tennessee A&I |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1952 | South Carolina State |
| 1955–1960 | East St. Louis Lincoln HS (IL) |
| 1961–1962 | Tennessee A&I |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
17–15–2 (college) 43–14 (high school) |
Lawrence E. Simmons (July 5, 1911 – October 9, 1994) was an American football coach. He was the tenth head football coach at Tennessee A&I State College—now known as Tennessee State University—in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for the 1940 season, a season where Tennessee A&I played only one game. Simmons returned as the 13th head football coach, staying for two seasons, from 1961 until 1962. His career coaching record at Tennessee A&I State was 6–11–2.[1]
Simmons was the head football coach at East St. Louis Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, Illinois from 1955 to 1960, compiling a record of 43–14.[2]
Simmons and his wife Mildred celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 1968.[3] He and his wife are interred alongside each other at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Tennessee State University coaching records Archived July 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "College Hires Lincoln High Coach Simmons". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. August 15, 1961. p. 30. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
- ↑ "Mr., Mrs. Lawrence Simmons observe 25th anniversary". The Washington Afro-American. Washington, D.C. March 5, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2018 – via Google News.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.