Bob Lang

Bob Lang
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1892-10-01)October 1, 1892
Waverly, Georgia, U.S.
Died:September 19, 1966(1966-09-19) (aged 73)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1913–1916)
Career highlights and awards

Robert McDonnell "Bob" Lang (October 1, 1892 – September 19, 1966)[1] was a college football player.

Early years

Before attending Tech Lang went to the old South Georgia College in McRae.[2]

Georgia Tech

Lang was a prominent guard for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology,[3] a member of its "All-Era" team under Heisman.[4]

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."[2]

1916

Lang was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[5] That team defeated Cumberland 222 to 0. He anchored the line along with Walker Carpenter and Pup Phillips.

References

  1. ^ "Officers of the Senior Class".
  2. ^ a b "The Blue Print" (PDF). 1915. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Closed access icon "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech Honors" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  5. ^ Heisman, John M. (October 2, 2012). Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy. p. 144. ISBN 9781451682915.


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