Lamar Sarra
| Florida Gators | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 11, 1904 Florida |
| Died: | May 24, 1995 (aged 90) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Career history | |
| College | Florida (1925–1926) |
| High school | Gainesville |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ernest Lamar Sarra (September 11, 1904 – May 24, 1995) was an American football and basketball player and coach. Sarra was a prominent center for coach Tom Sebring's Florida Gators football team, captain of the 1926 team.[1] He was a three-year football star and played four seasons of basketball.[2] Sarra was then the coach of the Plant Panthers in the 1930s.[3][4][5][6] He was once chairman of the governor's committee on school building construction.[7] He played high school football at Gainesville High under Rex Farrior.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gators Relax After Drills". St. Petersburg Times. October 22, 1926.
- ^ "Great Teams and Eras: The 1920s".
- ^ Pete Norton (July 20, 1933). "The Sport Outlook". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ "Tampa Officials To Handle Game; Sarra Refereeing". The Evening Independent. November 22, 1938.
- ^ "Plant Panthers". Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Coach History - Plant Panthers Basketball (Tampa, FL)".
- ^ "New Tax Sources For Schools". Ocala Star-Banner. November 21, 1956.
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- American men's basketball players
- Florida Gators baseball players
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- High school football coaches in Florida
- Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
- Basketball players from Jacksonville, Florida
- Baseball players from Jacksonville, Florida