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]
 Lyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896, Central yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1872 Boonton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1957 (aged 84) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Central University (1896)[1] Yale University[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 |
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
edit| Year | 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: | 3–4 | ||||||||
References
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). January 31, 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 & 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.
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