W. H. Lyon

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. Lyon
Lyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896, Central yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1872-09-15)September 15, 1872
Boonton, New Jersey
DiedApril 3, 1957(1957-04-03) (aged 84)
Stamford, Connecticut
Alma materCentral University (1896)[1]
Yale University[2]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899Ole Miss
Head coaching record
Overall3–4

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

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899)
1899 Ole Miss 3–42–3
Ole Miss: 3–42–3
Total:3–4

References

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