Aubrey Falls "Laney" Lanier (February 18, 1888 – April 25, 1936) was a college football player.
Aubrey was born on February 18, 1888, in the city of Butler in Lonoke County, Arkansas, to Isaac Hill Lanier and Mary "Ellen" Cooper.
[3] An all-time Sewanee team noted "Critics declare Aubrey Lanier the equal of Walter Eckersall as a safety man.
"[3] McGugin said of Lanier in 1907 that he was "a star of purest ray, and came near winning the Vanderbilt game by his brilliant dashes after receiving punts.
"[5] The Kappa Alpha Journal gives similar praise that year, calling Lanier "The greatest performer of the college game on the Southern field.