Lawrence Joseph Quigley (March 17, 1891 – June 17, 1956) was an

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coach. He was the head football at coach at St. Benedict's College—now known as

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—in

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. He held that position for six seasons, from 1922 until 1927. His coaching record at Benedictine was 22–20–5. Quigley served for one season as the head coach at

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(then known as Arkansas College) in 1915. During the 1916 football season, Quigley coached at Little Rock College, a Catholic school in

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. At a time when anti-Catholic sentiment was high in Arkansas, the team faced stern challenges, notably following a win against Arkansas Tech in which irate fans harassed the team on their trip back to the train station. From 1919 to 1920, Quigley served as the head coach at

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, posting a record of 3–10–3. Quigley died in 1956 in a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas after a serious illness of a month. He was the brother of Ernest C. Quigley.

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