University of San Francisco Athletics

Laurence Siemering was born on November 24, 1910, in San Francisco and was raised in Lodi, CA, attending Lodi High School, where he played track, basketball and football. Siemering played for the Dons at USF from 1931 to 1935, where he made All-Coast team. At 6’3”, 202 lbs. he played center and also played baseball.
 
After graduation, he was drafted by the Boston Redskins in 1935, and was a starting center in 1936 when the team moved to Washington. After two seasons in the NFL, he began coaching at Manteca and Stockton High Schools in the San Joaquin Valley. Following that he became an Assistant Coach to Amos Alonzo Stagg for the Tigers at the College of the Pacific in Stockton, and also coached baseball there. When the head coach retired three seasons later, Siemering took his place in 1946. He stressed complex offenses, tricky ball handling and a strong running and passing game. Siemering’s first year, his team finished 10-1 and he was praised as an innovative genius. His 1949 team was undefeated, with the skills of Eddie LeBaron and Eddie Macon who later played for the Chicago Bears. The team ranked tenth in the country but was too small a school to qualify for a Bowl Game invitation. He finished with a 35-5-3 record. 
 
In 1950, Siemering coached at Arizona State the following year, then became Assistant Coach for the Washington Redskins, and later Head Coach of the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. Following that, in 1958, Siemering coached at Santa Cruz High School, and for 17 years at Cabrillo College in Aptos. He retired in 1970 with an overall college coaching record of 41-8-4.
 


Photo courtesy of Lodi High School.