W. H. Lyon
Lyon pictured in Cream and Crimson 1896, Central yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1872 Boonton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1957 (aged 84) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Central University (1896) Yale University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 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). 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.