Aubrey Falls "Laney" Lanier (February 18, 1888 – April 25, 1936) was a college football player.
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Class | 1911 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 18, 1888 Butler, Arkansas |
| Died: | April 25, 1936 (aged 48) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1907–1910) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editAubrey was born on February 18, 1888, in the city of Butler in Lonoke County, Arkansas, to Isaac Hill Lanier and Mary "Ellen" Cooper.
Sewanee
editHe was a halfback for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South from 1907 to 1910, thrice selected All-Southern.[1] Vanderbilt head coach Dan McGugin rated him as one of the greatest he ever saw.[2] Grantland Rice rated him amongst the best ever at punt returns.[2] He would catch punts whilst running at full speed.[3] An all-time Sewanee team noted "Critics declare Aubrey Lanier the equal of Walter Eckersall as a safety man."[3]
1907
editMcGugin said of Lanier in 1907 that he was "a star of purest ray, and came near winning the Vanderbilt game by his brilliant dashes after receiving punts."[4]
1909
editIn 1909 when Sewanee won an SIAA championship Rice called him "the noblest Tiger of them all."[5] The Kappa Alpha Journal gives similar praise that year, calling Lanier "The greatest performer of the college game on the Southern field.[6]
1910
editReferences
edit- ^ e. g. "All S. I. A. A. Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1910.
- ^ a b "A Star Passes On". Sewanee Alumni News. 2 (4): 4. 1936.
- ^ a b "All-Time All Star Team". Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Dan McGugin (1907). "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Foot Ball". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association: 71–75.
- ^ James Gregg (1949). "Sports at Sewanee". Sewanee Alumni News: 5.
- ^ Order, Kappa Alpha (1909). "Alpha-Alpha, University of the South". Kappa Alpha Journal. 27 (2): 200.
- ^ "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.