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American football player (1888–1936) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aubrey Falls "Laney" Lanier (February 18, 1888 – April 25, 1936) was a college football player.
Sewanee Tigers | |
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Position | Halfback |
Class | 1911 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Butler, Arkansas | February 18, 1888
Died: | April 25, 1936 48) Shreveport, Louisiana | (aged
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Sewanee (1907–1910) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Aubrey was born on February 18, 1888, in the city of Butler in Lonoke County, Arkansas, to Isaac Hill Lanier and Mary "Ellen" Cooper.
He was a halfback for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South from 1907 to 1910, thrice selected All-Southern.[1] Vanderbilt head coach Dan McGugin rated him as one of the greatest he ever saw.[2] Grantland Rice rated him amongst the best ever at punt returns.[2] He would catch punts whilst running at full speed.[3] An all-time Sewanee team noted "Critics declare Aubrey Lanier the equal of Walter Eckersall as a safety man."[3]
McGugin said of Lanier in 1907 that he was "a star of purest ray, and came near winning the Vanderbilt game by his brilliant dashes after receiving punts."[4]
In 1909 when Sewanee won an SIAA championship Rice called him "the noblest Tiger of them all."[5] The Kappa Alpha Journal gives similar praise that year, calling Lanier "The greatest performer of the college game on the Southern field.[6]
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