George Herbert Lamson Jr. (April 8, 1882 – December 4, 1931) was an American football and baseball coach and museum curator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut from 1906 to 1907, compiling a record of 4–9.[1] He was also the head baseball coach at Connecticut from 1906 to 1908, tallying a mark of 12–13–1. Lamson was a star shortstop on the baseball team at Connecticut before graduating in 1902.[2] Lamson was found dead on December 4, 1931, at the Taft Hotel in New York City.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1882 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1931 (aged 49) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts, Yale |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1900–1902 | Connecticut |
| Position(s) | Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1906–1907 | Connecticut |
| Baseball | |
| 1906–1908 | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–9 (football) 12–13–1 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Aggies (Athletic League of New England State Colleges) (1906–1907) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Connecticut | 2–4 | 0–1 | ||||||
| 1907 | Connecticut | 2–5 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Connecticut: | 4–9 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–9 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Who's who in New England. Marquis. 1907. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "LOOKOUT". University of Connecticut. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "End Comes Suddenly To Storrs Professor; Prof. Lamson Dies, Mother Soon Follows—Shock on Learning of Death of Storrs Dean in New York Fatal to East Hampton, Woman, 80". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. December 5, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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