Lawrence Simmons

Lawrence Simmons
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1911-07-05)July 5, 1911
Oklahoma
Died October 9, 1994(1994-10-09) (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

  1. Tennessee State University coaching records Archived July 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "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 .
  3. "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.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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