Langdon Lea

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Langdon Lea
Date of birth: May 11, 1874
Place of birth: Germantown, Pennsylvania
Date of death: October 4, 1937 (aged 63)
Place of death: Paoli, Pennsylvania
Career information
Position(s): Defensive tackle
College: Princeton University
Organizations
 As coach:
1900
1901
Michigan
Princeton
College Football Hall of Fame

Langdon Lea (born May 11, 1874) was an American football defensive tackle and coach. A star player for Princeton, Lea went on to coach Michigan for the 1900 season. In 1901, Lea was selected to be the first formal football coach of Princeton. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964.