Larry Creson

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]

Larry Creson
Born(1906-01-17)January 17, 1906
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedJune 19, 1972(1972-06-19) (aged 66)
Other namesKitty
OccupationJudge
College football career
Vanderbilt Commodores – No. 20
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
MajorLaw
Personal information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career history
CollegeVanderbilt (1927)
Career highlights and awards

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
  1. "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. "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. "State v. Dunn".


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