Lyman Perry
 A 1932 photograph taken in the Navy press room likely in the first half of the year while he was still assigned to the office of Chief of Naval Operations. | |
| Navy Midshipmen | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 10, 1897 Andover, Ohio |
| Died: | June 2, 1975 (aged 78) |
| Career history | |
| College | Navy (1918) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lyman Spencer Perry (March 10, 1897 – June 2, 1975) was an American football player and naval officer. He played college football for the Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy. After the 1918 season, he was selected as a consensus first-team guard on the 1918 College Football All-America Team.[1] He served in the United States Navy from graduation until January 1946, attaining the rank of commodore. He died in 1975 and was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis.[2]
References[]
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Lyman Spencer Perry Cemetery Inventory Form" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. Summer 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2014.[dead link]
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1975 deaths
- All-American college football players
- American football guards
- Navy Midshipmen football players
- Players of American football from Ohio
- People from Andover, Ohio
- Burials at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery