Fatty Lawrence | |
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| Born | May 6, 1903 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August, 1976 (aged 73) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | head of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department |
| College football career | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 19; 15 | |
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1921–1924) |
| High school | Hume-Fogg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Landy "Fatty" Lawrence (May 6, 1903 – August, 1976)[1] was a college football player who went on to become the superintendent of Nashville’s Water and Sewerage Services Department from 1932 to 1971;[2][3][4] namesake of the Robert L. Lawrence Jr., Filtration Plant. He was the father of United States Navy vice admiral William P. Lawrence and the grandfather of NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence.
- ^ "Family Search".
- ^ "Nashville > Water Services > About Us > History > Superintendents and Directors".
- ^ Rob Simbeck (August 1, 1996). "One Soldier's Story".
- ^ Robert L. Lawrence Jr. (1939). "Cross-Connection Elimination in Nashville". Journal of the American Water Works Association. 31 (6): 977. doi:10.1002/j.1551-8833.1939.tb12834.x.