Bob Lang
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1913–1916) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | October 1, 1892 |
| Place of birth | Waverly, Georgia |
| Date of death | September 19, 1966 (aged 73) |
| Place of death | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert McDonnell "Bob" Lang (October 1, 1892 – September 19, 1966)[1] was a college football player.
Early years
Before attending Tech Lang went to the old South Georgia College in McRae.[2]
Georgia Tech
Lang was a prominent guard for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology,[3] a member of its "All-Era" team under Heisman.[4]
1915
The school's yearbook the Blue Print of 1915 describes Lang as "one of the biggest men on the varsity, not only in stature but in spirit as well."[2]
1916
Lang was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[5] That team defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. He anchored the line along with Walker Carpenter and Pup Phillips.
References
- ↑ "Officers of the Senior Class" (PDF).
- 1 2 "The Blue Print" (PDF). 1915.
- ↑ "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Honors" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ↑ Heisman, John M. Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy. p. 144.
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