W. H. Lyon Explained

W. H. Lyon
Birth Date:	15 September 1872
Birth Place:	Boonton, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:	Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Central University (1896)^[1] Yale University^[2]
Coach Years1:	1899
Coach Team1:	Ole Miss
Overall Record:	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]

Notes and References

Web site: The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta. 1901.
Web site: THE SCROLL OF PHI-DELTA THETA VOLUME XXIV OCTOBER, 1899 JUNE, 1900 EDITED AND MANAGED BY HUGH TH. MILLER. 31 January 2012. February 26, 2015.
Web site: DeLassus . David . W. H. Lyon Records by Year . . February 19, 2012 . February 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100215052337/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1415 . dead .
Web site: Read the eBook The catalogue of the Phi delta theta fraternity by Phi Delta Theta Fraternity online for free (page 58 of 217). Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin. ebooksread.com. February 26, 2015.
Web site: The Catalogue of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. February 26, 2015.
Web site: 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. February 26, 2015.
Web site: Person Details for Willi H Lyon, "Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001" — FamilySearch.org. familysearch.org. February 26, 2015.