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, following the death of Justice Andrew O. Holmes.[1] He served in that capacity until his death, in 1972.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Justices". Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1928). "Berry Grant's All-Southern S. A. E. Eleven". The Record. 48 (1): 16.
- ^ "Dixie Football Players Ready". Prescott Evening Courier. December 22, 1927.
- ^ Bill Rollow (September 18, 1937). "Just Between Us". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ a b "1927 Vanderbilt Commodores" (PDF).
- ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
- ^ "Tennessee Loses To Vanderbilt". Kingsport Times. May 15, 1927. p. 2.
- ^ "State v. Dunn".