Donold Lourie

Don Lourie

Donold Lourie in 1920
Princeton Tigers
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	August 22, 1899(1899-08-22) Decatur, Alabama,U.S.
Died:	January 15, 1990(1990-01-16)(aged 90) Wilmette, Illinois,U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	164 lb (74 kg)
Career history
College	Princeton(1920–1921)
High school	LaSalle-Peru High School Phillips Exeter Academy
Career highlights and awards
ConsensusAll-American(1920) Third-team All-American (1921)
College Football Hall of Fame(1974)

Donold Lourie
1stUnder Secretary of State for Administration
In office February 16, 1953 – March 5, 1954
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Charles E. Saltzman

Donold B. Lourie(August 22, 1899 – January 15, 1990) was an American businessman, government official, andcollege footballplayer. He served for many years as the president of theQuaker Oats Company,and held various other executive positions there and for several other businesses. PresidentDwight D. Eisenhowerappointed Lourie to a position in theState Department,and he served in that capacity for one year. Lourie attendedPrinceton University,where he was a starquarterback,and he was named a consensusAll-Americanas a junior. Lourie was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1974.

Early life

Lourie was born on August 22, 1899, inDecatur, Alabama.He grew up inPeru, Illinois,where he attendedLaSalle-Peru High School.He then attended boarding school at the prestigiousPhillips Exeter Academy.He playedfootballthere, and in his junior season in 1916, scored the winningtouchdownagainst his school's"ancient rival",Andover.On the first play in the fourth quarter, he went around the leftendto rush 33 yards for the game's only score.

Education and college football

He attended college atPrinceton University,where he playedfootballand competed intrack and field.In track, he won abroad jumpingchampionship in the United Kingdom.In football, he played as aquarterbackand was named aconsensus All-Americanas a junior in 1920.Teammate and fellow All-AmericanStan Keckwrote a few years later that the 1920 Princeton–Yalegame "stands out in my mind as that which offered the most stirring spectacle of my career."Princeton led in the last minute of the first half, 3–0, during which they had struggled against their opponent. With the ball on the Yale 40-yard line and only enough time remaining for one play, the Elis assumed that Princeton would attempt afield goal.Keck was set to be thekickerand Lourie theholder.When it became apparent Yale would attempt to block the kick, Lourie made anaudibleto fake a kick attempt andrun the ball himself.Keck threw ablockand allowed Lourie to run to theend zonefor a touchdown. Princeton later extended their lead and won, 20–0, and finished the season with a 6–0–1 record.Walter Campdescribed Lourie as "the remarkable little general, disclosing every weak point of the opposition."

Lourie missed half of his senior season in 1921 because of an injury.He was awarded thePoe Memorial Cupfor services rendered to the team both as a junior and a senior.Lourie was named to the all-time Princeton team in 1948, and in 1964, theNational Football Foundationbestowed upon himits Gold Medalfor lifetime achievement. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1974. In his honor, Princeton created the Donold B. Lourie Award, which is awarded annually to the team's most outstanding freshman.Lourie graduated as thepresident of his classin 1922.He declined an offer to play for theChicago Bearsin the fledglingNational Football League,and instead, remained at hisalma materas itsbackfieldcoach.

Professional career

Lourie then went to work for theQuaker Oats Company.In 1923, he married Mary Edna King with whom he later had a son, Donold K. Lourie who became an attorney, businessman, and novelist.He became the president of Quaker Oats in 1947. In 1953, he took a leave of absence from Quaker when PresidentDwight D. Eisenhowerappointed him as theUnder Secretary of State for Administrationwhere Lourie oversaw a reorganization of the department.He returned to Quaker the following year, and in 1956, he became thechief executive officer,and in 1961, the chairman. At different times, Lourie also acted as director forIllinois Central Industries,theInternational Paper Company,International Harvester,and theNorthern Trust Company.In 1970, Lourie retired from Quaker and moved toLongwood, Florida.He died on January 15, 1990, at the age of 90 inWilmette, Illinois.