W. H. Lyon

W. H. Lyon

Lyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896, Central yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1872-09-15)September 15, 1872
Boonton, New Jersey
Died April 3, 1957(1957-04-03) (aged 84)
Stamford, Connecticut
Alma mater Central University (1896)[1]
Yale University[2]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1899 Mississippi
Head coaching record
Overall 3–4

William Hillyer Lyon 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 Mississippi, 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][8]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi Rebels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1899)
1899 Mississippi 3–4 2–3
Mississippi: 3–4 2–3
Total: 3–4

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