L. W. Boynton

L. W. Boynton

Boynton pictured in The Class Book 1900, Cornell University
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	August 12, 1877 Whitney Point, New York
Died	June 19, 1937 (aged 59) Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Alma mater	Cornell Law School
Playing career
1897–1899	Cornell
Position(s)	Right tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900	Kansas
1902	Sewanee
1903–1904	Washington University
Head coaching record
Overall	17–18–3
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Lawrence William "Larry" Boynton^[1][2] (August 12, 1877 – June 19, 1937) was an American football player, coach, collegiate track & field athlete, and lawyer. He served as the head coach at the University of Kansas in 1900, at Sewanee: The University of the South in 1902, and at Washington University in St. Louis from 1903 to 1904, compiling a career college football record of 17–18–3.

Early life and college career

Boynton was born in Whitney Point, New York on August 12, 1877 to George G. and Eliza Ann (née Boatman) Boynton where he also grew up. He attended Cornell University from 1897 to 1900, graduating with a degree in law. While at Cornell he played on the varsity football team as well as the varsity track & field team. Boynton lettered in track & field in 1899 and 1900 primarily competing in the hammer throw. He had the seventh best throw in the nation in 1900 with a distance of 44.9m in a meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Coaching career

Kansas

Boynton became the head football coach at the University of Kansas the Fall after he graduated from Cornell. He coached the KU football team to a record of 2–5–2 with wins over Ottawa University and the University of South Dakota and ties against Emporia State University and the University of Missouri. He ranks tied for 35th at Kansas in terms of total wins and 32nd at Kansas in terms of winning percentage.

Later life and death

After he finished coaching at Kansas in 1900 he returned to New York state where Boynton married Grace G. Stanton on September 6, 1902, just 2 months before he would head off to coach at Sewanee.^[4] He later worked as a lawyer first in New York state starting in 1905 even though he had already passed the New York Bar exam in 1900, then in Florida for 4 years starting in 1926 and then in North Carolina starting in 1929. Boynton died in Cabarrus County, North Carolina at his home in 1937. He was buried back in his hometown of Whitney Point, New York in Riverside Cemetery.^[5]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kansas Jayhawks (Independent) (1900)
1900	Kansas	2–5–2
Kansas:		2–5–2
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902)
1902	Sewanee	7–2
Sewanee:		7–2
Washington University Bears () (1903–1904)
1903	Washington University	4–4–1
1904	Washington University	4–7
Washington University:		8–11–1
Total:		17–18–3

References

1. Cornell University (1908). Volume 4 of The Ten-year Book of Cornell University. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University. p. 121. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
2. "The New Coach: Sewanee Exceptionally Fortunate in the Matter.". The Sewanee Purple (Sewanee: The University of the South). September 9, 1902. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
3. Michael Nonna. "Top 25 Lists - 1900". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
4. Schwarz, Julius Caesar (1937). Who's who in Law, Volume 1. J.C. Schwarz. p. 103. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
5. Paul R (December 1, 2011). "Lawrence Boynton". findagrave entry. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

External links

• L. W. Boynton at the College Football Data Warehouse