John Lyons
American football player

John Lyons

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American football player
A.K.A.
John Stacy Lyons
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
10 September 1911(Coronado, San Diego County, California, USA)
Death:
26 November 1981
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Education:
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Tulsa County, USA
The details
Biography

John Stacy Lyons (September 10, 1911 – November 26, 1981) was an American football player.

Lyons was born in Coronado, California, in 1911. He played college football as a back for Tulsa from 1930 to 1932, winning a reputation as a "heavy but fast back", a battering blocker and a "hard line smasher."

Lyons joined the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fall of 1933. The Brooklyn Times Union described him as follows:

Lyons is a blocking back and weighs 200 pounds. he combines all-around defensive skill and has been compared favorably with Father Lumpkin of Portsmouth in taking out a defensive end or back.

He played at the end position and appeared in two games for the Dodgers during the 1933 season.

Lyons died in 1981 in Bonita, California.