About Lawrence Briggs
Lived 1902 – 1970 (aged 67–68). Lawrence Briggs was an American association football coach.
Lawrence E. Briggs (June 23, 1903 – December 1970) was an American soccer coach who is best known for being the first men's soccer coach for the UMass Minutemen soccer program. Additionally, Briggs is known for being a founder of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and served as their president in 1947. He was also a founding member of the now-defunct New England Intercollegiate Soccer League which served as a foundation for modern college soccer in the United States.
Briggs was enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1978.
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Who was Lawrence Briggs?
American soccer coach
When was Lawrence Briggs born?
Lawrence Briggs was born in 1902 in Boston.
When did Lawrence Briggs die?
Lawrence Briggs died in 1970 in Boston.
What was Lawrence Briggs's occupation?
Lawrence Briggs was an association football coach.
What nationality was Lawrence Briggs?
Lawrence Briggs was American.
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