Eddie Tryon

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.

Eddie Tryon

No. 19
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	(1900-07-25)July 25, 1900 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	May 1, 1982(1982-05-01) (aged 76) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Medford
College:	Colgate
Career history
New York Yankees (AFL I/NFL) (1926-1927)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (1925) Second-team All-American (1923) First-team All-Eastern (1925)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 14 Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Biography

Tryon played the halfback position at Colgate University from 1922 to 1925.^[1] 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).^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3][4] 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.^[5] 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.^[5]

Hobart

Tryon was the head football coach at Hobart and William Smith Colleges from 1946 to 1962, compiling a record of 65–52–7.^[6]