Jim Lawson (American football)

Jim Lawson
Personal information
Born:	March 11, 1902; Chelsea, Indiana, U.S.
Died:	January 3, 1989 (aged 86); Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Long Beach Polytechnic; (Long Beach, California)
College:	Stanford
Position:	End and Placekicker
Career history
	Los Angeles Wildcats (1926); New York Yankees (1927);
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1924); 2× First-team All-Pacific Coast (1923, 1924);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Willmer Lawson (March 11, 1902 – January 3, 1989) was an American football end and placekicker who played one season with the New York Yankees of the National Football League (NFL). Lawson played college football for the Stanford football team of Stanford University. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1924.^[1] He was also a member of the Los Angeles Wildcats of the American Football League.^[2]

^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^ "JIM LAWSON". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2014.