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Donold B. Lourie (August 22, 1899 – January 15, 1990) was an American businessman, government official, and
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player. He served for many years as the president of the
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, and held various other executive positions there and for several other businesses. President
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appointed Lourie to a position in the
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, and he served in that capacity for one year. Lourie attended
Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...
, where he was a star
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, and he was named a consensus
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as a junior. Lourie was inducted into the
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in 1974.


Early life

Lourie was born on August 22, 1899, in
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. He grew up in Peru, Illinois, where he attended LaSalle-Peru High School. Member Biography: Don Lourie College Football Hall of Fame, retrieved July 17, 2009. He then attended boarding school at the prestigious
Phillips Exeter Academy Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an es ...
. He played
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there, and in his junior season in 1916, scored the winning
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against his school's "ancient rival", Andover. On the first play in the fourth quarter, he went around the left end to rush 33 yards for the game's only score.


Education and college football

He attended college at
Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...
, where he played
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and competed in
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. In track, Lourie won the British
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title in the long jump event at the 1920 AAA Championships. In football, he played as a
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and was named a consensus All-American as a junior in 1920. Teammate and fellow All-American
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wrote a few years later that the 1920 Princeton–
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game "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 a field goal. Keck was set to be the kicker and Lourie the holder. When it became apparent Yale would attempt to block the kick, Lourie made an
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to fake a kick attempt and run the ball himself. Keck threw a
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and allowed Lourie to run to the
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for a touchdown. Princeton later extended their lead and won, 20–0, and finished the season with a 6–0–1 record.Don Lourie Surprises Yale
''College Football Historical Society Newsletter'', vol. 17, no. 2, p. 8,
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, retrieved July 17, 2009.
Walter Camp described 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 the Poe Memorial Cup for 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, the National Football Foundation bestowed upon him its Gold Medal for lifetime achievement. He was inducted into the
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in 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 the president of his class in 1922.Lourie Again Awarded Poe Memorial Cup at Princeton
''The New York Times'', November 17, 1922.
He declined an offer to play for the
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in the fledgling
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, and instead, remained at his
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as its
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coach.


Professional career

Lourie then went to work for the
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. In 1923, he married Mary Edna King with whom he later had a son, Donold K. Lourie who became an attorney, businessman, and novelist.Paid Notice: Deaths LOURIE, DONOLD K.
''The New York Times'', November 4, 2008.
He became the president of Quaker Oats in 1947. In 1953, he took a leave of absence from Quaker when President
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appointed him as the Under Secretary of State for Administration where Lourie oversaw a reorganization of the department. He returned to Quaker the following year, and in 1956, he became the
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, and in 1961, the chairman. At different times, Lourie also acted as director for Illinois Central Industries, the International Paper Company,
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, and the Northern Trust Company. In 1970, Lourie retired from Quaker and moved to Longwood, Florida.Donold Lourie, 91, A Retired Chairman Of Quaker Oats Co.
''The New York Times'', January 20, 1990.
He died on January 15, 1990, at the age of 90 in
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.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lourie, Donold 1899 births 1990 deaths American chief executives Eisenhower administration personnel Princeton Tigers football coaches Princeton Tigers football players American football quarterbacks Princeton University alumni All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Phillips Exeter Academy alumni People from Peru, Illinois Players of American football from Decatur, Alabama Quaker Oats Company people United States under secretaries of state People from Longwood, Florida