Lawrence Dupont

Lawrence Dupont

LSU Tigers
Position	Quarterback
Career history
College	LSU (1910–1913)
Personal information
Date of birth	December 22, 1891
Place of birth	Houma, Louisiana
Date of death	April 5, 1955 (aged 63)
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career highlights and awards
LSU Athletic Hall of Fame (1937)

Lawrence Herbert "Dutch" Dupont (December 22, 1891^[1] – April 5, 1955) was a college football player. He was a prominent quarterback for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University from 1910 to 1913. He was elected to the LSU Hall of Fame in 1937.^[2] James Dwyer used Tom Dutton for a "kangaroo play" in which Dupont would crawl between Dutton's legs; supposedly very effective in short yardage situations.^[3] He graduated from Western Military Academy.^[4] Dupont never came off the field.^[5] He had 15 touchdowns in 1913, six of them coming on November 22 in a game against rival Tulane in a 40–0 victory.^[6][7]

References

1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8G-HCL : 12 December 2014), Lawrence Herbert Dupont, 1917-1918; citing Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,023.
2. "Louisiana Sports Record Book".
3. "Tom Dutton".
4. The Telegraph. "Star field". The Telegraph.
5. "Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; L.S.U. vs. Tulane".
6. Vincent, Herb (2008). LSU Football Vault: The History of the Fighting Tigers. Whitman Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0794824285.
7. http://www.lsusports.net/src/data/lsu/assets/docs/fb/pdf/01fb210-217.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=5200

External links

Lawrence Dupont at Find a Grave