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Theron Upson "Tule" Lyman (September 7, 1869 – September 21, 1939) was a college football player and coach. He was also the chief examiners of claims of the Travelers Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut.
Early years
Theron Upson Lyman was born September 7, 1869 in Alden, Iowa. His father C. N. Lyman was a long-time reverend of Onawa. It is said Theron spent time at Yale University.
Playing career
Grinnell
Lyman played for Iowa College (later named Grinnell College), in Grinnell, Iowa from 1888 to 1891.
1891
He was the coach of the team as well in 1891, in addition to coaching Nebraska. One account reads "Iowa had an eleven and had a coach, and wanted to play the upstarts from across the Missouri River...So, with a magnanimity seldom equaled in the game's history, Iowa lent its coach, T. U. Lyman, to tutor the Nebraskans."
Wisconsin
Lyman was a prominent quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers football team. He was captain every year he played.
1893
Parke H. Davis was coach in 1893.
1894
Lyman transferred to Wisconsin in order to defeat Minnesota, which he finally did in 1894.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
| 1891 | Grinnell | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Grinnell: | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
| Nebraska Old Gold Knights (Independent) (1891) | |||||||||
| 1891 | Nebraska | 0–1* | |||||||
| Nebraska: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–3–1 | ||||||||
*Lyman was coach for preparing Nebraska for the game against Iowa only.