Lawrence Ely

Lawrence Ely

Date of birth	July 4, 1911
Place of birth	Wisconsin
Date of death	November 3, 1983 (aged 72)
Place of death	Anchorage, Alaska
Career information
Position(s)	Center
College	University of Nebraska
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (1932)

Lawrence S. Ely (July 4, 1911 – November 3, 1983) was an American football player. He was born in Wisconsin and raised in Nelson and Grand Island, Nebraska.^[1][2] He played college football at the center position for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and was selected by the Associated Press,^[3] Collier's Weekly (chosen by Grantland Rice),^[4] and the All-America Board,^[5] as a first-team player on the 1932 College Football All-America Team. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1974.^[6]

References

1. 1920 U.S. Census entry for Lawrence Ely, age 8, born Wisconsin, resident of Nelson. Census Place: Nelson, Nuckolls, Nebraska; Roll: T625_998; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 165; Image: 1037. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
2. 1930 U.S. Census entry for Lawrence S. Ely, age 18, born Wisconsin, resident of Grand Island. Census Place: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska; Roll: 1282; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 387.0; FHL microfilm: 2341017. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
3. "Four Midwest Stars Voted Places on 1932 All-American Football Team". Evening Independent (Masillon, Ohio). 1932-12-03.
4. "Big Ten Gets Two Players On Rice's All American". Evening Tribune (MN). 1932-12-16.
5. Christy Walsh (1932-12-11). "All America Board Honors Capt. Bob Smith of Colgate". Syracuse Herald.
6. "Lawrence Ely". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska.