Lawrence Paul "Lightning" Libertore Jr. (November 18, 1939 – December 25, 2017) was an American college football player, real-estate agent and politician in the state of Florida.

[4] At Miami Edison High, Libertore was recruited with a football scholarship to attend the University of Florida.

[5] On coach Ray Graves Florida Gators football team, Libertore was an option quarterback and defensive back.

[9][10] The Gators offense stalled after Libertore's run, and the defense stole the LSU quarterback's wristband and studied it at halftime.

[11] In the 18–17 upset of Bobby Dodd's tenth-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the Gators, led by Libertore, drop-back passer Bobby Dodd Jr., and running back Lindy Infante, gambled on a successful two-point conversion for the last-minute win.

[4][13] The season closed with a hard-fought 13–12 victory over the twelfth-ranked Baylor Bears in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Eve 1960.