W. A. Lambeth | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Thomasville, North Carolina | October 27, 1867
Died | June 24, 1944 Charlottesville, Virginia | (aged 76)
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
William Alexander Lambeth (October 27, 1867 – June 24, 1944)[1][2] was a medical professor who was the first athletic director at the University of Virginia. He is often called "the father of intercollegiate athletics" at the university.[3][4]
Lambeth was integral in the foundation of the Southern Conference[5] and once a member of the Football Rules Committee. He was the namesake of Lambeth Field; the "Colonnades" where the university used to play football before the building of Scott Stadium. He was also a student of architecture. The Lambeth House, currently used by the Curry School of Education, used to be his residence.[6]
Early years[]
Lambeth was born October 27, 1867 in Thomasville, North Carolina, the son of a major in the Confederate Army.[2][7][8] He was of English ancestry, with forebears from the part of London known as Lambeth.[7]
University of Virginia[]
After graduating from local Thomasville High School, he attended the University of Virginia and received his M. D. in 1892. He had also studied German, physics, chemistry, geology, and biology.[7] He then ran the school's gymnasium while seeking his Ph.D.[8] He received the Ph.D in June 1898.[7]
Harvard[]
In between, he studied at the Harvard School of Physical Training–from which he took a degree in 1895.[9]
University of Virginia faculty[]
Lambeth was a professor of Materia Medica and Hygiene, Head of the Department of Physical Education, and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at his alma mater.[6][10] He worked on the faculty in one capacity or another for 40 years.[1]
Athletics[]
He worked as athletic director as early as 1892 and was a medical adviser on the Virginia Cavaliers football team. He led reforms as part of the Football Rules Committee from 1910 to 1921.[11] He and John Heisman were two who pushed for four quarters rather than two halves to avoid injuries.[12]
In 1888, Lambeth was president of the American Athletic association, and in 1893 he was vice president of the department of physical education at the World's Fair.[7]
Architecture[]
Lambeth was also a student of architecture with interest in the style of Thomas Jefferson,[4] writing a study of the subject, and of various Italians. "He was interested in all things Italian."[9]
See also[]
Bibliography[]
- William Alexander Lambeth; M. D. (1913). Jefferson as an Architect. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 1–96. https://archive.org/stream/thomasjefferson00manngoog#page/n13/mode/2up.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lambeth Memorial Plaque". http://www.uvafootballhistory.com/Lambeth_Memorial_Plaque.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Annual Report - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Volumes 39-40
- ↑ Dan Heuchert (June 6, 2013). "Plaque to Honor Lambeth's Pivotal Role in U.Va. Athletics, Football's Development". http://www.news.virginia.edu/content/plaque-honor-lambeth-s-pivotal-role-uva-athletics-football-s-development. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "William Alexander Lambeth". College Topics. July 8, 1944. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1807&dat=19440609&id=IQ4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5815,4092794&hl=en.
- ↑ "Virginia Sportswriters Name 16 Athletes To Hall of Fame". The Bee: p. 22. February 9, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2171250/the_bee/. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lambeth House". http://www.virginia.edu/webmap/popPages/48-LambethHouse.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "William Alexander Lambeth". Men of Mark in Virginia 5: 249. https://books.google.com/books?id=IDoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA249#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kevin Edds (June 7, 2013). "Lambeth: Virginia's Father of Athletic". http://virginia.sportswar.com/article/2013/06/07/lambeth-virginias-father-of-athletics/. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "University of Virginia Board of Visitors Meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee". May 22, 2012. p. 8. http://www.virginia.edu/bov/meetings/12May/%2712%20MAY%20B&G%20BOOK.pdf.
- ↑ Corks and Curls. 15. p. 110. https://books.google.com/books?id=JalVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA110#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ "Dr. Lambeth Added Much To Intercollegiate Football Rules". College Topics: p. 5. July 8, 1944. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1807&dat=19440609&id=IQ4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4904,4107401&hl=en. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Kevin Edds. "Football's Founding Fathers". http://uvamagazine.org/articles/footballs_founding_fathers/.
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