James Samson Lawson (26 March 1886 – 2 September 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back, primarily for Dundee,[2] before moving to the United States to be a professional golfer.

[4] After a one-year spell at Airdrieonians he quit the game in 1914 and moved to the United States to become a professional golfer,[1] also remaining involved in football as a player with New Bedford Whalers and Bethlehem Steel,[5] and as a coach for the Steel and at Lehigh University.

[1] Jimmy Lawson was born to George, a farmer who also worked as a gardener and draper, and Elizabeth "Betsy" (née Will), a domestic worker.

[9] Herbert also briefly played football at Bethlehem Steel.

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