Eddie Tryon
{{Short description|American football player (1900–1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Eddie Tryon
|image=
|number=19
|position=Halfback
|birth_date={{Birth date|1900|7|25}}
|birth_place=Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1982|5|1|1905|8|1}}
|death_place=St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
|height_ft=5
|height_in=8
|weight_lbs=180
|high_school=Medford
|college=Colgate
|pastteams=
- New York Yankees (AFL I/NFL) (1926-{{NFL Year|1927}})
|highlights =
- First-team All-American (1925)
- Second-team All-American (1923)
- First-team All-Eastern (1925)
|statlabel1=Games played
|statvalue1=14
|pfr=TryoEd20
|CollegeHOF=1346
}}
Joseph Edward Tryon (July 25, 1900 – May 1, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Biography
Tryon played the halfback position at Colgate University from 1922 to 1925.{{cite web|title=Eddie Tryon|author=Ray Schmidt|publisher=College Football Historical Society Newsletter|url=http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv04/CFHSNv04n2b.pdf?q=tryon}} As a senior in 1925, Tryon led Colgate to an undefeated 7-0-2 record and scored 111 points (15 touchdowns and 21 extra points). Tryon still holds the Colgate record for most touchdowns (7) and most points scored in a game (42); a feat he accomplished in a 1923 game against Niagara.{{cite web|url=http://cdm16303.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getarticleclippings/collection/ColgateNP04/id/19136/articleId/DIVL59/compObjId/19140/lang/en_US/dmtext/|title=Niagara Overwhelmed By Colgate Eleven|publisher=Colgate Maroon}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was selected by Athlete and Sportsman magazine and the New York Sun as a first-team player on their 1925 College Football All-America Teams.{{cite news|title=Coaches To Pick All Star Eleven: Jim Thorpe Canvasses Athletic Heads|work=Cedar Rapids Republican|date=1925-12-04}}{{cite news|title=Here's An All-American Picked By New York Sun Favors Eastern Players|publisher=Hamilton Evening Journal|date=1925-11-28}} In the following two years, he played in the AFL I then the National Football League for the New York Yankees at the tailback position.{{cite web|title=Eddie Tryon NFL Football Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TryoEd20.htm}} In the AFL's only season, Eddie Tryon led the league in points with 72. In his only NFL season, Tryon scored 44 points and was selected as a second-team All-NFL player by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
Hobart
Tryon was the head football coach at Hobart and William Smith Colleges from 1946 to 1962, compiling a record of 65–52–7.{{cite web|url=http://www.hwsathletics.com/hof_hws.aspx?hof=83&path=&pick=hobart|title=Eddie Tryon|publisher=hwsathletics.com|access-date=February 14, 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{College Football HoF|1346}}
- {{Footballstats |nfl=eddie-tryon |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=T/TryoEd20 |rotoworld= }}
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Category:American football halfbacks
Category:Colgate Raiders football players
Category:Hobart Statesmen football coaches
Category:New York Yankees (NFL) players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Players of American football from Medford, Massachusetts