Occupation Judge Weight 173 lb (78 kg) Class Graduate Name Larry Creson | Major Law Died June 19, 1972 Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Positions End | |
Born January 17, 1906 ( 1906-01-17 ) Memphis, Tennessee College Vanderbilt Commodores football (1927) | ||
Lawrence Barkley "Kitty" Creson (January 17, 1906 – June 19, 1972) was a college football and baseball player who later served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
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Vanderbilt University
He graduated with a LL B. from Vanderbilt University in 1928. At Vanderbilt, Creson was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Football
Creson was a prominent end for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University, a teammate and target of College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bill Spears. Wallace Wade called Creson one of the best tackle blockers he ever saw. Creson often played next to inexperienced tackles, and was called upon to block the other team's tackle.
1927
He was selected All-Southern in 1927. Creson was noted as an exemplary product of former end and assistant coach Hek Wakefield.
Baseball
He also was a pitcher on the baseball team.
Judge
Creson was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Governor Frank G. Clement on August 1, 1965. He served in that capacity until his death, in 1972.