Larry Peace
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Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| No. 34, 2[1] | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 13, 1917 Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 2009 (aged 91) Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bradford (Pennsylvania) |
| College | Pittsburgh (1936–1938) |
| NFL draft | 1939: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Lawrence W. Peace (February 13, 1917 – January 12, 2009) was an American professional football halfback who played one season with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
Lawrence W. Peace was born on February 13, 1917, in Bradford, Pennsylvania.[1] He played high school football at Bradford Area High School as a fullback.[1][2] Bradford High was undefeated from 1933 to 1935, with yearly records of 9–0, 9–0, and 10–0.[2]
He was a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh from 1936 to 1938.[1] He was not on the varsity team his freshman year in 1936 when the team won the Rose Bowl and were selected national champion by the contemporary Boand math system and retroactively years later by the Football Researchers poll and Houlgate math system.[2][3] He was then a two-year varsity letterman from 1937 to 1938.[1] The 1937 Panthers were consensus national champions.