Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1958 41 FB 6-0 202 Jr Saltville, VA
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 57-58 T 6-0 202 So * Saltville, VA
| Dink Lawrence |
Full Name: Floyd Beattie Lawrence, Jr.
Born: March 28, 1937, Saltville, Va.
Died: December 2, 2005, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
School: Greenbrier Military School High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1958 41 FB 6-0 202 Jr Saltville, VA |
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| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 57-58 T 6-0 202 So * Saltville, VA |
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| Comments |
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Floyd Beattie Lawrence Jr Obituary. Published by the Ventura County Star, Ventura, Calif. on Jan 1, 2006, page 37. Floyd Beattie 'Dink' Lawrence Jr., 68, of Thousand Oaks, went to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Floyd was born March 28, 1937, in Saltville, Va. He weighed more than 11 pounds and was born at home. He was the son of the late Floyd Beattie Lawrence and Ruth Roberts Lawrence. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by a grandson, Chad Lawrence. Floyd was of the Christian faith. Floyd was a real American success story. He pulled himself up by his boot straps out of the hill coal mining town in Virginia to become a football hero, town hero, Navy pilot, and airline pilot; but he never forgot where he came from. Floyd left home when he was 14 years old to make his way in the world. He began attending Greenbrier Military School. His road to success began when he graduated in 1955, from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., where he demonstrated leadership and considerable ability on the football field and obtained a quality foundation that would serve him well for the rest of his life. Floyd always said the happiest years of his life were spent at Greenbrier Military School. Floyd's infectious grin, good humor and beautiful blue eyes made him well-liked by everyone. Floyd sang in the Greenbrier Military School Glee Club and he certainly had a good voice. Floyd's football ability enabled him to attend Clemson and Florida State, where he played football as a running back and fullback. Floyd, "Dink" as he was known then, played and lettered in the 1956 Orange Bowl for Clemson. From 1957 to 1958 he played fullback for the Florida State Seminoles. He was a bruising runner at 202 pounds and filled the spot vacated by MVP Bob Nellums. He roomed with Burt Reynolds for a short time at Florida State, although Floyd played better football. After college, Floyd entered the Navy, where he completed pilot training, flying special missions in Vietnam. Later, he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, returning stateside in 1966. After leaving the Navy in November of 1966, Floyd joined Continental Airlines, where he flew Continental Micronesia for many years. Flying airplanes was the absolute love of his life, and he was an excellent pilot known for his soft landings. Floyd was also a great chef and loved t cook many international varieties of food from scratch. When you tasted his Brazilian samba stew, you thought you were in heaven. He was an adventurer and loved to explore. He never met a stranger. Floyd was a very unique person who lived his life without worrying about what someone else was thinking. Underneath his guts and grit exterior was a tender heart of gold that was very kind, gentle and generous to anyone in need. There was never a dull moment with Floyd around. He could have filled a book with his stories. Survivors include a special friend, Ann Telling of Thousand
Oaks; daughter, Marcia Beverly of New Mexico; sons, Brian K. and Anthony
Scott Lawrence and his wife, Sandra, all of Arizona; brother, Douglas B.
Lawrence and his wife, Ramona, of Gladys, Va. He is also survived by his
grandchildren, Whitney Lawrence and Tyler McKee; and stepchildren, Nicole
and Garret Porter. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1958 5 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 5 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1958 5 | 39 151 3.9 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 5 80 16.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 238
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Tot 5 | 39 151 3.9 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 5 80 16.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 238
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1958 | GP Off Def
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Sep 13 Tennessee Tech | 1 FB LB
Sep 20 Furman | 1 FB LB
Sep 26 Georgia Tech | 1 FB LB
Oct 4 Wake Forest | 1 FB LB
Oct 11 Georgia | 1
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Tot | 5 4 4
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Career Tot | 5 4 4
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1958 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 13 Tennessee Tech | 6 0 6 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 20 Furman | 2 0 2 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 26 Georgia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 4 Wake Forest | 3 4 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 11 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 11 4 15 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1958 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 13 Tennessee Tech | 15 67 4.5 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 22 22.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 96
Sep 20 Furman | 8 50 6.3 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 9 9.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 59
Sep 26 Georgia Tech | 7 9 1.3 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 9
Oct 4 Wake Forest | 4 15 3.8 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 31 31.0 31 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 46
Oct 11 Georgia | 5 10 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 18 18.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 28
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Tot | 39 151 3.9 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 5 80 16.0 0 31 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 238
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| Track & Field |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment
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1958 Season
03/27/1958 Furman Shot Put 2 41- 2.75 12.57m 3
04/02/1958 Roanoke College Shot Put 1 42-10 13.06m 5
04/12/1958 Florida Shot Put 3 1
05/01/1958 Miami Shot Put 1 44- 2.50 13.47m 5
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