American football player (1918–1986)
American football player
Marion Dell Lyman (July 9, 1918 – December 19, 1986) was a player in the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Lyman was born on July 9, 1918, in Aberdeen, Washington.[1] He played football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and UCLA, lettering as a sophomore, junior and senior (1938–40) despite missing most of his senior season due to an appendectomy.[2]
Career
Lyman was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourteenth round of the 1941 NFL draft and split that season between the Packers and the Cleveland Rams. After two seasons away from the NFL while serving in the military,[2] he once again played with the Rams during the 1944 NFL season.
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