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American college football coach
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Place of birth
Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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VirgoPlace of death
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Age
84 years
Education
Yale University
Eastern Kentucky University
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Biography
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 OleMiss, 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 | Ole Miss | 3–4 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Ole Miss: | 3–4 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–4 | ||||||||
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