John Layport
American football player (1901–1986)
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John Evans Layport (March 19, 1901 – November 4, 1986) was an American football player.
Pataskala, Ohio, U.S.
Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
 John Layport, 1922 | |
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| Positions | Guard, tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 19, 1901 Pataskala, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 1986 (aged 85) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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| High school | East (OH), Loveland (CO) |
| College | Wooster |
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Layport was born in 1901 in Pataskala, Ohio, and attended East High School in Cincinnati and Loveland High School.[1] He played college football for Wooster College from 1920 to 1922 as a guard and was the captain of the 1922 Wooster football team. His brothers, Herbert and Charles Layport, also played for Wooster's football team.[2][1]
Layport also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Columbus Tigers in 1924 and the Dayton Triangles in 1925 and 1926. He appeared in 13 NFL games.[3]
He served in the Army during World War II and worked as a traffic department executive from AT&T.[4] After retiring from AT&T, he moved to Virginia.[5] He was married to Marguerite LaPorte, an opera singer.[6] He died in 1986 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.[4]