Don Lawrence (American football)
| Don Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 4, 1937 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1961 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1965 1966 1967–1970 1971–1973 1974–1975 1976–1977 1978–1979 1980 1981–1982 1983–1984 1985–1986 1987–1988 1989 1990–1997 2000 2002–2003 2005 2006 2007 2011–2012 |
Kansas State (assistant) Cincinnati (assistant) Virginia (DC) Virginia TCU (DC) Missouri (assistant) BC Lions (OL) Kansas City Chiefs (ST) Kansas City Chiefs (DL) Buffalo Bills (DC/DL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DL) Kansas City Chiefs (DL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OL) Buffalo Bills (TE) Arizona Cardinals (TE) Frankfurt Galaxy (OL) Amsterdam Admirals (OL) Cologne Centurions (assistant) Berlin Thunder (OC/OL) Omaha Nighthawks (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–22 |
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Statistics | |
Donald Jerome Lawrence (born June 4, 1937) is the former American football offensive coordinator for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europa. He won two World Bowl rings with the Amsterdam Admirals and Frankfurt Galaxy. As the tight ends coach from 1990 to 1993, he took the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls. He coached at Notre Dame, Kansas State, Cincinnati, Texas Christian, and Missouri.
Lawrence served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia. He played college football at Notre Dame. He played three seasons in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.
During his 45-year coaching career Coach Lawrence is unique in having coached in four straight Super Bowls (NFL) and four straight World Bowls (NFLE).
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Virginia | 3–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Virginia | 4–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1973 | Virginia | 4–7 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Virginia: | 11–22 | 6–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–22 | ||||||||
| Preceded by Bobby Ross |
Kansas City Chiefs Special Teams Coach 1980 |
Succeeded by Frank Gansz |
| Preceded by Tom Catlin |
Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Hank Bullough |
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