Donold Lourie

Don Lourie
Donold Lourie in 1920
Princeton Tigers
PositionQuarterback
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.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight164 lb (74 kg)
Career history
CollegePrinceton (1920–1921)
High schoolLaSalle-Peru High School
Phillips Exeter Academy
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1974)
Donold Lourie
1st Under Secretary of State for Administration
In office
February 16, 1953 – March 5, 1954
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byCharles E. Saltzman

Donold B. Lourie (August 22, 1899 – January 15, 1990) was an American businessman, government official, and college football player. He served for many years as the president of the Quaker Oats Company, and held various other executive positions there and for several other businesses. President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Lourie to a position in the State Department, and he served in that capacity for one year. Lourie attended Princeton University, where he was a star quarterback, and he was named a consensus All-American as a junior. Lourie was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.


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