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Lawrence "Friday" Bates

  • Class
    1940
  • Induction
    1995
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Lawrence was one of the most outstanding football linemen in KWU history. He was a starter all four years. Lawrence earned All-KCAC honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior and was named honorable mention All-KCAC his freshman season. He was named to the All-State team twice and was a KWU co-captain as a senior. Lawrence played for two of the nation’s most outstanding coaches in A.B. Mackie and Gene Johnson. Lawrence was among Coach Mackie’s last recruits and certainly among his best.
 
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