Lloyd Yoder

Lloyd Yoder
Carnegie Tech Tartans
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born:July 13, 1903
Salem, Ohio
Died:November 30, 1967(1967-11-30) (aged 64)
San Francisco, California
Career history
CollegeCarnegie Tech (1923-1926)
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1982)

Lloyd E. Yoder (July 13, 1903 – November 30, 1967), nicknamed The Plaid Bull,[1] was an American football player. He played collegiately at Carnegie Tech, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

Yoder was a 1921 graduate of Salem High School in Salem, Ohio.[2] He lettered four years as a tackle at Carnegie Tech, captaining the team and earning a spot on the 1926 College Football All-America Team.[1]

In the 1926 season, Yoder was part of a Carnegie Tech team that defeated the otherwise-unbeaten Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 19–0.[3] He played in the East–West Shrine Game after both the 1926 and 1927 seasons: captaining the East team in 1926 and the West team in 1927.[1]

In 1927, Yoder played for the San Francisco-based Olympic Club.[1]

After college, Yoder worked for the National Broadcasting Company for 40 years, managing stations in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver and San Francisco. He also served in World War II as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.[1]

He died in San Francisco in 1967 at the age of 64.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hall of Fame Inductee Detail - Lloyd "The Plaid Bull" Yoder". National Football Foundation. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lloyd Yoder's prize watch given to alumni association" (PDF). Salem High School Alumni Association Newsletter. Spring 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (Fall 2013). "Remember the Tartans: The remarkable tale of CMU football". Pittsburgh Quarterly. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Lyon, Herb (December 1, 1967). "Tower Ticker". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 1, 2016. The death of former Chicago NBC chief, Lloyd Yoder, in San Francisco, shocked his many Chicago broadcast row chums. He supposedly was recovering from surgery–and our condolences to Lloyd's Alma.


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