Walter Byron Explained

Birth Date:2 September 1894
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:143
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Right
Played For:Winnipeg Falcons
Ntl Team:CAN
Career Start:1914
Career End:1932

Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson;[1] September 2, 1894  - December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team that won the gold medal. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was of Icelandic descent, son of Björn Bjarnarson Byron and his wife Margrét Kristmannsdóttir.[3] [1]

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  1. News: Íshokkílið Fálkanna og forsvarsmenn . 2 February 2020 . . 3 February 2002 . B4 . is.
  2. Web site: Walter Byron . Olympedia . 29 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Íþróttir og Vestur-Íslendingar . Sigfús Halldórsson . 11 June 1930 . Icelandic. timarit.is . Heimskringla . 17 January 2019 .