Larry Lawrence

Following a very successful high school career at Thomas Jefferson HIgh School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Larry Lawrence went on to play at Miami (Florida) and Iowa. Lawrence first came to the CFL in 1970 with the Calgary Stampeders and served as a backup to jerry Keeling that year. Lawrence was released by Calgary and signed with Edmonton in 1971.  The Eskimos were not a great team in the early 70s and it was not a great year for Lawrence who threw 18 interceptions and only 3 touchdowns. It seemed that Lawrence's football career was over as at age 22, he was tending bar in Montreal. After two years out of football, howeer, Lawrence returned to the game with the Oakland Raiders where he was a backup quarterback for two seasons (1974-75). Lawrence would then spend one season (1976) with the expansion Tampa Bay buccaneers. Lawrence made a brief return to the CFL in 1978, playing three games for the Montreal Alouettes.  After that, he had a tryout with PIttsburgh, but was released after just a coupleof weeks.

Larry Lawrence passed away on December 4, 2012.

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Iowa's Larry Lawrence Signs Pro Pact - June 16, 1970

Lawrence has Eskimos Tryout - August 7, 1971

After Two Years as a Dropout, Lawrence Is Raiders top Hope - October 25, 2012

Steelers Caut Larry Lawrence - July 28, 1978

Legendary Jefferson Athlete Larry Lawrence Dies

 

GP, Passing and Rushng
Year Team GP PA PC % Yds TD Int Sacked Yds TC Yds Avg TD Long
1970 CAL 16 118 58 49.1 836 5 7 10 95 28 219 7.8 0 39
1971 EDM 13 193 92 47.6 1247 3 18 15 172 37 220 5.9 1 26
1978 MON 3 3 2 66.7 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1970 CAL 6 5 1
1971 EDM 5 5 0
1978 MON 0 0 0

 

 

Larry Lawrence

Larry Lawrence