Lawson III, John

John Lawson III is a military analyst, a former journalist, and a former Marine. TOM LANDRY AND BILL WALSH is his first book. Lawson spent most of his journalism career as a reporter for THE TAMPA TRIBUNE. He has spent his career as an analyst working on contracts for the Air Force and the Marines. Lawson holds a B.A. from Washington & Lee University, a B.S. from the University of Maryland, and an M.A. from the University of Florida. His wife, Beth McMurtrie, is a reporter for THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. They have two children.