William Hillyer Lyon (September 15, 1872 – April 3, 1957) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1899. During his one-season tenure at Ole Miss, Lyon compiled an overall record of three wins and four losses (3–4).[3] Lyon was born in 1872 in Boonton, New Jersey. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[4]
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Lyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896, Central yearbook
In 1906, Lyon was working for a lumber company in Bridgeport, Connecticut as a travelling salesman.[5] By the time of World War I, Lyon living in Bridgeport working as an accountant for the United States Government.[6]
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^"Person Details for Willi H Lyon, "Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
lyon, william, hillyer, lyon, september, 1872, april, 1957, american, football, coach, served, head, football, coach, university, mississippi, miss, 1899, during, season, tenure, miss, lyon, compiled, overall, record, three, wins, four, losses, lyon, born, 187. William Hillyer Lyon September 15 1872 April 3 1957 was an American football coach He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi Ole Miss in 1899 During his one season tenure at Ole Miss Lyon compiled an overall record of three wins and four losses 3 4 3 Lyon was born in 1872 in Boonton New Jersey He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity 4 W H LyonLyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896 Central yearbookBiographical detailsBorn 1872 09 15 September 15 1872Boonton New Jersey U S DiedApril 3 1957 1957 04 03 aged 84 Stamford Connecticut U S Alma materCentral University 1896 1 Yale University 2 Coaching career HC unless noted 1899Ole MissHead coaching recordOverall3 4 In 1906 Lyon was working for a lumber company in Bridgeport Connecticut as a travelling salesman 5 By the time of World War I Lyon living in Bridgeport working as an accountant for the United States Government 6 He died in Stamford in 1957 7 Head coaching record editYear Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffs Ole Miss Rebels Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1899 1899 Ole Miss 3 4 2 3 Ole Miss 3 4 2 3 Total 3 4References edit The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta 1901 THE SCROLL OF PHI DELTA THETA VOLUME XXIV OCTOBER 1899 JUNE 1900 EDITED AND MANAGED BY HUGH TH MILLER PDF 31 January 2012 Retrieved February 26 2015 DeLassus David W H Lyon Records by Year College Football Data Warehouse Archived from the original on February 15 2010 Retrieved February 19 2012 Denis Larionov amp Alexander Zhulin Read the eBook The catalogue of the Phi delta theta fraternity by Phi Delta Theta Fraternity online for free page 58 of 217 ebooksread com Retrieved February 26 2015 The Catalogue of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Retrieved February 26 2015 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917 1918 Image United States World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917 1918 pal MM9 3 1 TH 1951 25846 24255 29 FamilySearch org familysearch org Retrieved February 26 2015 Person Details for Willi H Lyon Connecticut Death Index 1949 2001 FamilySearch org familysearch org Retrieved February 26 2015 External links editW H Lyon at Find a Grave nbsp This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Mississippi related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W H Lyon amp oldid 1151753621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
