Lyman Eaton
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1874 |
| Died | December 1, 1897 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1896 | Cincinnati |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Kentucky State College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–4 |
Lyman Beecher Eaton (1874 – December 1, 1897) was an American football player and coach.[1]
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 | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky State College Blue and White (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Kentucky State College | 2–4 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Kentucky State College: | 4–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 13–17–1 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Lyman Eaton". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Before Big Blue: Sports at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1940. University Press of Kentucky. January 13, 2015. ISBN 9780813158617. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ From the Boston convention of 1900 to the meeting of the Supreme council in 1910. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 1911. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
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Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1897 deaths
- 19th-century players of American football
- Cincinnati Bearcats football players
- Kentucky Wildcats football coaches