Biographical details | |
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Born | Boonton, New Jersey, U.S. | September 15, 1872
Died | April 3, 1957 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 84)
Alma mater |
Central University (1896)
[1] Yale University [2] |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1899 | Ole Miss |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–4 |
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]
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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ole Miss Rebels ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899) | |||||||||
1899 | Ole Miss | 3–4 | 2–3 | ||||||
Ole Miss: | 3–4 | 2–3 | |||||||
Total: | 3–4 |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Boonton, New Jersey, U.S. | September 15, 1872
Died | April 3, 1957 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 84)
Alma mater |
Central University (1896)
[1] Yale University [2] |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1899 | Ole Miss |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–4 |
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]
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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ole Miss Rebels ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899) | |||||||||
1899 | Ole Miss | 3–4 | 2–3 | ||||||
Ole Miss: | 3–4 | 2–3 | |||||||
Total: | 3–4 |