J. D. Lawrence
| Auburn Tigers | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Auburn (1922–1924) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 21, 1903 |
| Place of birth | Plantersville, Alabama |
| Date of death | March 8, 1971 (aged 68) |
| Place of death | Birmingham, Alabama |
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James Driskell "Fats" Lawrence (January 21, 1903 – March 8, 1971) was an All-Southerncollege football center for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. Lawrence was captain in his senior year of 1924. Upon graduation the Glomerata, the school's yearbook, writes "Fats was a real leader, a hard worker, a quick thinker, and a clean player; in other words, an ideal football man, and Auburn will have a hard time finding a center to fill his shoes."
James Driskell Lawrence was born on January 21, 1903 in Plantersville, Alabama to Charles Lawrence and Salliego Driskell Todd.
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