He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 6–10.
He was Nevada's head baseball coach from 1957 to 1960 and the school's athletic director from 1951 to 1969.
Lawlor died on July 11, 1980, at the age of 72, following treatment at St. Mary's Hospital in Reno for cancer.
[1] Opened in 1983, Lawlor Events Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, is named for him.
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