John Lyons (end) explained

Position:End, back
Birth Date:10 September 1911
Birth Place:Coronado, California
Death Place:Bonita, California
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:185
College:Tulsa
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John Stacy Lyons (September 10, 1911 – November 26, 1981) was an American football player.

Lyons was born in Coronado, California, in 1911. He played college football as a back for Tulsa from 1930 to 1932, winning a reputation as a "heavy but fast back",[1] a battering blocker and a "hard line smasher."[2]

Lyons joined the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fall of 1933. The Brooklyn Times Union descried him as follows:

Lyons is a blocking back and weighs 200 pounds. he combines all-around defensive skill and has been compared favorably with Father Lumpkin of Portsmouth in taking out a defensive end or back.[3]

He played at the end position and appeared in two games for the Dodgers during the 1933 season.[4]

Lyons died in 1981 in Bonita, California.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gus Searching for Blocker to Fill Lentz Job. The Tulsa Tribune. September 15, 1932. 12. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Day, Lyons and Workman Candidates for Fullback Post. Tulsa World. September 4, 1932. Sports 4. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Ten Veterans Retain Jobs In Grid Dodger Rebuilding. Brooklyn Times Union. September 7, 1933. 12. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: John Lyons. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 20, 2020.