Robert McDonnell "Bob" Lang (October 1, 1892 – September 19, 1966)[1] was a college football player.
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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Position | Guard |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Waverly, Georgia, U.S. | October 1, 1892
Died: | September 19, 1966 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 73)
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1913–1916) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editBefore attending Tech Lang went to the old South Georgia College in McRae.[2]
Georgia Tech
editLang was a prominent guard for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology,[3] a member of its "All-Era" team under Heisman.[4]
1915
editThe school's yearbook the Blue Print of 1915 describes Lang as "one of the biggest men on the varsity, not only in stature but in spirit as well."[2]
1916
editLang was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[5] That team defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. He anchored the line along with Walker Carpenter and Pup Phillips.
References
edit- ^ "Officers of the Senior Class".
- ^ a b "The Blue Print" (PDF). 1915. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2014.
- ^ "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Honors" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ^ Heisman, John M. (October 2, 2012). Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy. p. 144. ISBN 9781451682915.