Lyman Eaton

Lyman Beecher Eaton (1874 – December 1, 1897) was an American football player and coach.[1]

Lyman Eaton
Biographical details
Born1874
DiedDecember 1, 1897
Cincinnati, Ohio
Playing career
1893–1896Cincinnati
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1897Kentucky State College
Head coaching record
Overall2–4

He served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for one season in 1897.[2] A four-year letter winner at the University of Cincinnati, Eaton arrived at Kentucky one day before their first game. The team, frustrated by a lack of practice time, protested for 10 days in the middle of the season. Eaton left Kentucky after one dismal season with the intent of continuing his education at the Cincinnati medical college. On his second day of studies, he was injured trying to enter a car and died.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Kentucky State College Blue and White (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897)
1897 Kentucky State College 2–40–2
Kentucky State College: 4–5
Total:13–17–1

References

  1. "Lyman Eaton". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. Before Big Blue: Sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940. University Press of Kentucky. January 13, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. From the Boston convention of 1900 to the meeting of the Supreme council in 1910. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
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