| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1874-05-03)May 3, 1874 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1897(1897-12-01) (aged 23) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1896 | Cincinnati |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1897 | Kentucky State College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–4 |
Lyman Beecher Eaton (May 3, 1874 – December 1, 1897) was an Americancollege football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Kentucky for one season in 1897.[1] A four-year letter winner at theUniversity 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 November 30, 1897, the second day of studies, he was severely injured trying to jump onto a streetcar on Main Street in Cincinnati. His right leg was broken and his hip dislocated. He was taken to the home of his mother inHartwell, where he died from a blood clot the next day.[2][3]
| 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 | ||||||||
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