By Walton
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Center; End (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern football player (1911) | |
Byron S. "By" Walton was a college football player, track star, and basketball player and coach at the University of Mississippi.
Early years
Walton attended Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ole Miss
He stood 6 feet tall and weighed 180 pounds.
Football
Walton was a prominent end for the Ole Miss Rebels football team.
1911
He was selected All-Southern in 1911.[1][2] He once stripped Ray Morrison of Vanderbilt 10 yards short of the goal.
Basketball
He played center and was captain and coach of the basketball team in 1911-1912.
Camp athletics
In 1917 Walton was appointed by the Fosdick Commission to direct camp athletics in Syracuse, New York.[3]
References
- ^ Nathan Stauffer. "The All-Southern Football Team of 1911". Collier's Weekly. 48: 197.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. 1911. pp. 35, 65.
- ^ "Will Direct Camp Sports" (PDF). Syracuse Journal. August 18, 1917.
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