Lawrence Casper Boles (September 9, 1883 – August 19, 1945) was an American

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player and coach. He served as the head coach at the College of Wooster from 1915 to 1925 and again from 1927 to 1939, compiling a record of 134–50–19. Bowles was also the head basketball coach at Wooster from 1915 to 1926, tallying a mark of 86–74.

Family

Boles was the son of Wilson Homer Boles (17 Jul 1848 - 2 May 1912) and Anna “Annie” Girton Boles (22 Aug 1853 - 31 Jan 1941). He married Lillian C Cochran Boles (20 Jun 1884 - 5 Jul 1974). They had a daughter named Carmen (born ca. 1910).

References

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