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{{Short description|American football player (1913–1990)}}
{{Short description|American football player (1913–1990)}}
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|position=[[Wingback (American football)|Wingback]], [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]]
| position = [[Wingback (American football)|Wingback]], [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1913|3|15}}
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|birth_place=[[Dawson, Texas]], U.S.
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|death_date={{Death date and age|1990|5|17|1913|3|15}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|5|17|1913|3|15}}
|death_place=[[Harlingen, Texas]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Harlingen, Texas]], U.S.
|height_ft=5
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|height_in=11
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|weight_lbs=190
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|high_school=[[Harlingen High School|Harlingen (TX)]]
| high_school = [[Harlingen High School|Harlingen (TX)]]
|college=[[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
| college = [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
|draftyear=1936
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|draftround=1
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|draftpick=5
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* [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1936}}–{{NFL Year|1939}})
* [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1936}}–{{NFL Year|1939}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1939}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1939}})
|highlights=
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* [[History of National Football League Championship|NFL champion]] ([[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939]])
* [[History of National Football League Championship|NFL champion]] ([[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939]])
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|statlabel1=Rushing carries
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'''James Boydston Lawrence''' (March 15, 1913 &ndash; May 17, 1990)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Lawrence Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College &ndash; Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LawrJi20.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> was an [[American football]] player. He was drafted in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the 1936 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1936 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1936/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Chicago Cardinals]] and the [[Green Bay Packers]]. After starting the 1939 season with the Cardinals, he moved to the Green Bay Packers. A member of the [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939 NFL Champion]] [[1939 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]], he played in the annual [[1940 National Football League All-Star Game (January)|All-Star Game]] that year. He played[[college football]] at [[Texas Christian University]] (TCU).
'''James Boydston Lawrence''' (March 15, 1913 &ndash; May 17, 1990)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Lawrence Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College &ndash; Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LawrJi20.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> was an [[American football]] player. He was drafted in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the 1936 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1936 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1936/draft.htm |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Chicago Cardinals]] and the [[Green Bay Packers]]. After starting the 1939 season with the Cardinals, he moved to the Green Bay Packers. A member of the [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939 NFL Champion]] [[1939 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]], he played in the annual [[1940 National Football League All-Star Game (January)|All-Star Game]] that year. He played [[college football]] at [[Texas Christian University]] (TCU).


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
His great-great nephew [[Clayton Tune]] was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2023/04/29/cardinals-draft-history-clayton-tune-jim-lawrence/ |title=5th round QB Clayton Tune has some historical Cardinals draft ties |date=2023-04-29 |newspaper=USA Today |last=Risdon |first=Jeff |access-date=2023-04-29}}</ref>
His great-great nephew [[Clayton Tune]] was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2023/04/29/cardinals-draft-history-clayton-tune-jim-lawrence/ |title=5th round QB Clayton Tune has some historical Cardinals draft ties |date=April 29, 2023 |newspaper=USA Today |last=Risdon |first=Jeff |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:People from Dawson, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Dawson, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Harlingen, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Harlingen, Texas]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Cameron County, Texas]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Cameron County, Texas]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]



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Latest revision as of 20:53, 3 October 2024

Jimmy Lawrence
No. 30, 8, 51
Position:Wingback, halfback
Personal information
Born:(1913-03-15)March 15, 1913
Dawson, Texas, U.S.
Died:May 17, 1990(1990-05-17) (aged 77)
Harlingen, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Harlingen (TX)
College:TCU
NFL draft:1936 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing carries:130
Rushing yards:357
Rushing average:2.7
Rushing touchdowns:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Boydston Lawrence (March 15, 1913 – May 17, 1990)[1] was an American football player. He was drafted in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the 1936 NFL Draft.[2] He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers. After starting the 1939 season with the Cardinals, he moved to the Green Bay Packers. A member of the 1939 NFL Champion Packers, he played in the annual All-Star Game that year. He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU).

Legacy

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His great-great nephew Clayton Tune was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2023.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jimmy Lawrence Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College – Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Risdon, Jeff (April 29, 2023). "5th round QB Clayton Tune has some historical Cardinals draft ties". USA Today. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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