| Name |
Edward Bernard Lawless [1, 2] |
| Birth |
8 Jan 1927 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  [1, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
University Of Pennsylvania [2] |
- Quarterback under coach George Munger. Teamate with future hall of famer Chuck Bednarik.
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| Residence |
1930 |
3842 North Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [1] |
 Occupation |
From 1961 to 1967 [2] |
| Athletic director and football and track coach at Chestnut Hill Academy |
| Occupation |
From 1967 to 1969 [2] |
| Football coach at Pennsylvania Military Academy |
| Occupation |
From 1969 to 1974 [2] |
| Athletic director and football coach at Valley Forge Military Academy and College |
| Death |
13 Aug 2007 |
North Wales, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States [2, 3] |
| Obituary |
17 Aug 2007 [2] |
- «b»Deceased Name: Edward B. Lawless Sr.
«/b»Football coach, 80
Edward B. Lawless Sr., 80, formerly of Dresher, a retired football coach, died of complications from dementia Monday at Alterra Wynwood, an assisted-living facility in North Wales.
Mr. Lawless played football at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and was quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania for coach George Munger. One of his teammates was future pro football hallof-famer Chuck
Bednarik.
After graduating from Penn, Mr. Lawless was football coach at Germantown Academy. During the Korean War, he served in the Marine Corps in Korea.
He returned to Germantown Academy and eventually added duties as athletic director and baseball coach. During his 13 years at Germantown, his football teams won five Inter-Academic League championships.
From 1961 to 1967, he was athletic director and football and track coach at Chestnut Hill Academy. Mr. Lawless coached football at Pennsylvania Military College for two seasons before becoming coach of the high school team and athletic director at Valley Forge Military Academy and College in 1969. He retired from Valley Forge in 1974 to pursue business interests.
Mr. Lawless coached Philadelphia Little Quakers teams from the founding of the youth football program in the early 1950s until the 1970s. In later years he loved attending his grandchildren's sporting events, said his daughter, Suzanne Marvel.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Lawless is survived by sons Edward Jr. and Michael; a brother; and eight grandchildren. His wife of 53 years, Helen Glasscott Lawless, died in 2002.
A Funeral Mass will be said at 11 a.m. today at Street Alphonsus Church, 33 Conwell Dr., Maple Glen,
where friends may call after 10.
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| FACT |
170-24-3814 [3] |
| FACT |
Korean War [2] |
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| FACT |
WW II |
| Occupation |
Football coach at Germantown Academy [2] |
| Residence |
Address:
1629 Kenmare Dr.
Dresher, PA 19025
USA |
- Edward B. Lawless 1629 Kenmare Dr. Dresher, PA 19025 USA
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| _HASHTAG |
Military: Korean War |
- Served in the Korean War for the United States
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| _HASHTAG |
Military: World War I (U.S.) |
- Served in World War I for the United States
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| Age |
80 years |
Origins |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
Michael Lawless, b. 1820, Ireland d. 10 Jan 1914,,, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 94 years) (Great Grandfather)  Mary Byrne, b. Ireland d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother) |
| Headstones |
 Submit Headstone Photo |
| Person ID |
I697 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
27 Sep 2016 |
| Father |
Paul Augustine Lawless, b. 19 Jun 1885, New Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States d. 10 Feb 1949, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 63 years)
Other Partners: Mary Mitchell m. Yes, date unknow |
| Mother |
Loretta Dorothy Coogan, b. 12 Mar 1888, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 22 Apr 1942, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Nov 1912 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 24 years and 8 months. |
| Family ID |
F217 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1927 - 2007 (80 years)
