Dr. Alexander Smirle Lawson (April 23, 1888 – December 22, 1963), was a star football player in the

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. Lawson was born in

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, Ontario. He played for four seasons for the

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. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. He died, aged 75, in

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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
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