 Lyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896, Central yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1872-09-15)September 15, 1872 Boonton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1957(1957-04-03) (aged 84) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Central University (1896) Yale University |
| 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). Lyon was born in 1872 in Boonton, New Jersey. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
In 1906, Lyon was working for a lumber company in Bridgeport, Connecticut as a travelling salesman. By the time of World War I, Lyon living in Bridgeport working as an accountant for the United States Government.
He died in Stamford in 1957.
Head coaching record
| 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
- "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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