By Walton
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1910–1912 | Ole Miss |
| Position(s) | Center; End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1911–1912 | Ole Miss |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern football player (1911) | |
Byron S. "By" Walton was an American college football player, track star, and basketball player and coach at the University of Mississippi.
Walton attended Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Ole Miss
He stood 6 feet tall and weighed 180 pounds.
Football
Walton was a prominent end for the Ole Miss Rebels football team. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team.[2]
1911
He was selected All-Southern in 1911.[3][4][5] He once stripped Ray Morrison of Vanderbilt 10 yards short of the goal. Heisman describes Walton: "This chap weighs 180 stripped, is fast as a deer, willing as a shepherd dog, strong as an ox, and has the judgment of a football player. Against Mercer and Vanderbilt he was simply invulnerable; nothing could get around his end. And when it came to getting down the field and nailing his man under punts he proved himself a perfect demon."[5]
Basketball
He played center and was captain and coach of the basketball team in 1911–1912.
