William R. Lyman

(1898-1972) born in Table Rock, Pawnee County. College and professional football player, inducted into Professional Football Hall of Fame, a tackle who changed line play by using a shifting and sliding style, an insurance agent and businessman. Consult Lincoln Star obituary, December 30, 1972, p. 12 and Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Football (Greenwood Press, 1987) 359-360.

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