Byron Eby
{{Short description|American football player (1904–1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Byron Eby
| image = Byron Eby, Buckeye back, 1928 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Eby with Ohio State
| number = 20
| position = Back
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|12|11}}
| birth_place = Circleville, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|9|11|1904|12|11}}
| death_place = Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 185
| high_school = Chillicothe (Ohio)
| college = Ohio State (1925–1928)
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati National Guards (1928)
- Portsmouth Spartans ({{NFL Year|1930}})
|highlights =
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1927)
| pfr = E/EbyxBy20
}}
Byron Fredrick Eby (December 11, 1904 – September 11, 1990) was an American professional football back who played one season with the Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State University.
Early life and college
Byron Fredrick Eby was born on December 11, 1904, in Circleville, Ohio. He attended Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Ohio.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/e/eby000200.html | title=Byron Eby | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-byron-eby-chillicoth/152234942/ | title=Byron Eby Is One Of C. H. S. Grid Immortals | work=Chillicothe Gazette | date=October 10, 1935 | accessdate=2 January 2025 | pages=24}}
Eby played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1925 to 1928. He was on the freshman team in 1925 and a three-year letterman from 1926 to 1928.
Professional career
Eby began his professional career by playing for the Cincinnati National Guards in 1928.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times/162124220/ | title=Eby Stopped In Pro Debut | work=The Daily Times | date=December 10, 1928 | accessdate=2 January 2025}}{{cite news | title=Byron Eby Is Offered Contract by Pro Team | work=The Lantern | date=5 December 1928 | accessdate=2 January 2025 |url=https://osupublicationarchives.osu.edu/?a=d&d=LTN19281205-01.2.28&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- }}
Eby signed with the Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League in 1930.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/e/eby000200.html | title=Byron Eby NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 January 2025}} He played in three games, starting one, for the Spartans during the 1930 season, scoring one passing touchdown and one receiving touchdown.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EbyxBy20.htm | title=Byron Eby | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=2 January 2025}}
Personal life
References
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{{1930 Portsmouth Spartans}}
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Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:American football running backs
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players