Lawrence Albro Mason (March 19, 1892 â January 1, 1972) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan in 1918, compiling a record of 1âÂÂ5. Mason was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale for one season, in 1918âÂÂ19, tallying a mark of 3âÂÂ7.