| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence E. Briggs | ||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1903 | ||
| Date of death | December 1970 (aged 67) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1930–1967 | UMass Minutemen | ||
Lawrence E. Briggs (June 23, 1903 - December 1970) [2] 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. [3] [4]
References
- ^ "LAWRENCE E. BRIGGS".
- ^ "Lawrence Briggs". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Briggs". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". U.S. Soccer. USSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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