Lawrence William Boynton[1][2] (August 12, 1877 – June 19, 1937) was an American college football player, coach, track and field athlete, and lawyer.

Boynton lettered in track & field in 1899 and 1900 primarily competing in the hammer throw.

[3] Boynton became the head football coach at the University of Kansas the fall after he graduated from Cornell.

Boynton died on June 19, 1937, at the home of his parents in Whitney Point, New York.

[5] He was buried back in his hometown of Whitney Point, New York in Riverside Cemetery.