▁the ▁State ▁Department , ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁L our ie ▁attended ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁star ▁quarter back , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁All - American ▁as ▁a ▁junior . ▁L our ie ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁L our ie ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁in ▁Dec atur , ▁Alabama . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Peru , ▁Illinois ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁La S alle - Per u ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁board ing ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Phill ips ▁Ex eter ▁Academy , ▁but ▁was ▁constantly ▁bul lied . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁football ▁there , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁junior ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁scored ▁the ▁winning ▁touch down ▁against ▁his ▁school ' s ▁" anci ent ▁rival ", ▁And over . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁he ▁went ▁around ▁the ▁left ▁end ▁to ▁r ush ▁ 3 3 ▁yards ▁for ▁the ▁game ' s ▁only ▁score . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁college ▁football ▁He ▁attended ▁college ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁football ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁track ▁and ▁field . ▁In ▁track , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁broad ▁jump ing ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁football , ▁he ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁quarter back ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁cons ensus