Lawrence Markley

Lawrence Markley
Sewanee Tigers
Position Fullback
Class Graduate
Career history
College Sewanee (19071908)
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1885
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Lawrence Markley was a college football player

College football

Markley played for the Sewanee Tigers of the Sewanee:The University of the South. He was captain of the 1908 team,[1][2] and selected an All-Southern fullback both those years.[3][4] Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin wrote of Markley, "He has always been a very stubborn man on the defense, effective on a short plunge, and his cool head has helped to steady his team through many a crisis."[3] At Sewanee he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[5]

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