Lloyd Eaton
American football player, coach, and executive (1918–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lloyd W. Eaton (March 23, 1918 – March 14, 2007) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head coach at Alma College (1949–1955), Northern Michigan University (1956), and the University of Wyoming (1962–1970), compiling a career college football record of 104–53–4. Eaton then worked as the director of player personnel for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Despite winning five conference championships with two teams, he is perhaps most known for his decision to kick 14 black players off of the Wyoming football team for discussing a protest against discrimination in 1969 that is infamously referred to as the "Black 14" incident.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1918-03-23)March 23, 1918 |
Died | March 14, 2007(2007-03-14) (aged 88) Nampa, Idaho, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1938–1939 | Black Hills State |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1940 | Black Hills State (line) |
1949–1955 | Alma |
1956 | Northern Michigan |
1957–1961 | Wyoming (DL) |
1962–1970 | Wyoming |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1970–1980? | Green Bay Packers (dir. of player pers.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 104–53–5 (college) |
Bowls | 1–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 MIAA (1950–1951) 3 WAC (1966–1968) | |