John Dobson Lawther (September 19, 1899 – September 21, 1996) was an

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and

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coach and

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. He was the head basketball coach of Westminster College from 1925 to 1930 and again from 1931 to 1936 and Pennsylvania State University from 1936 to 1949. Lawther guided Penn State to an appearance in the

1942 NCAA basketball tournament The 1942 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on March ...

. After leaving coaching, Lawther became a professor and athletic administrator at Penn State and became a fellow of the

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. Lawther was an alumnus of Westminster College and earned a master's degree from

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Head coaching record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawther, John 1899 births 1996 deaths American men's basketball coaches Columbia University alumni Penn State Nittany Lions basketball coaches Westminster Titans football coaches Westminster Titans men's basketball coaches Pennsylvania State University faculty Westminster College (Pennsylvania) alumni