Larry Creson

Larry Creson
Born (1906-01-17)January 17, 1906
Memphis, Tennessee
Died June 19, 1972(1972-06-19) (aged 66)
Occupation Judge

College football career

Vanderbilt Commodores No. 20
Position End
Class Graduate
Major Law
Career history
College Vanderbilt (1927)
Personal information
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Lawrence Barkley "Kitty" Creson (January 17, 1906 – June 19, 1972) was a college football and baseball player who later served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.[1]

Vanderbilt University

He graduated with a LL B. from Vanderbilt University in 1928.[1] At Vanderbilt, Creson was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[2]

Football

Creson was a prominent end for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University, a teammate and target of College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bill Spears.[3] Wallace Wade called Creson one of the best tackle blockers he ever saw.[4] Creson often played next to inexperienced tackles, and was called upon to block the other team's tackle.[5]

1927

He was selected All-Southern in 1927.[6] Creson was noted as an exemplary product of former end and assistant coach Hek Wakefield.[5]

Baseball

He also was a pitcher on the baseball team.[7]

Judge

Creson was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Governor Frank G. Clement on August 1, 1965.[1] He served in that capacity until his death, in 1972.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Justices". Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1928). "Berry Grant's All-Southern S. A. E. Eleven". The Record. 48 (1): 16.
  3. ↑ "Dixie Football Players Ready". Prescott Evening Courier. December 22, 1927.
  4. ↑ Bill Rollow (September 18, 1937). "Just Between Us". St. Petersburg Times.
  5. 1 2 "1927 Vanderbilt Commodores" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee Loses To Vanderbilt". Kingsport Times. May 15, 1927. p. 2.
  8. ↑ http://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/supreme-court/1973/496-s-w-2d-480-2.html
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