Robert McDonnell "Bob" Lang (October 1, 1892 – September 19, 1966) was a

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player.

Early years

Before attending Tech Lang went to the old South Georgia College in McRae.

Georgia Tech

Lang was a prominent

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for

John Heisman John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College ...

's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the

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, a member of its "All-Era" team under Heisman.

1915

The 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."

1916

Lang was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman." That team defeated

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222 to 0. He anchored the line along with

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and

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References

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