Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Victor, Iowa |
July 27, 1907
Died | July 11, 1980 Reno, Nevada |
(aged 72)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1926–1929 | Nevada |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1952–1954 | Nevada |
Basketball | |
1942–1943 | Nevada |
1945–1959 | Nevada |
Baseball | |
1957–1960 | Nevada |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1951–1969 | Nevada |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 6–11 (football) 204–156 (basketball) |
Glenn Joseph "Jake" Lawlor (July 27, 1907 – July 11, 1980) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 6–11. Lawlor was also the head basketball coach at Nevada in 1942–43 and again from 1945 to 1959, amassing a record of 204–156. He was Nevada's head baseball coach from 1957 to 1960 and the school's athletic director from 1951 to 1969. Lawlor died on July 11, 1980 in Reno, Nevada.