SCRUBBY LASLETT

LASLETT, HOWARD PENROSE 'SCRUBBY'            

Hometown:  Lawrence, KS
Born: 1/30/1894

CATEGORY   TOTAL   1917 1918 1919 1920
YEAR     So. Jr.   Sr.
POSITION     G G G G
HEIGHT     5'7 5'7 5'7 5'7
WEIGHT     137 137   140
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Games Played/Started            
Points           64
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1917:  Starter

1918:  Starter, All-MVC

1919:  Probably missed this year and won letter next year.

1920:  Starter

1921:  KU Freshman Coach

Link to his Assistant Coach site

Lettered in FB '16-'19

Views of War, History of the 89th Division

Howard Penrose Laslett - born 30 January 1894. For a time he was living with his brother Herbert Reynolds at the Soldiers Orphanage Home in Davenport City, Iowa presumably because of their parents divorce. They were listed on 1900 National Census there aged 9 & 6. Died October 1971 Casper, Natrona WY. Howard Penrose has been more difficult to trace but we do know he, married Dorothy Querfield who was born at Witchita, Kansas on 26 November 1885. We do know he was at Kansas University in 1920 as an athletics coach with a nickname of 'Scrubby'. He died 10 October 1971 in Casper, Wyoming.