Lloyd Yoder
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Salem, Ohio, U.S.
San Francisco, California, U.S.
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| Position | Tackle |
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| Born | July 13, 1903 Salem, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 1967 (aged 64) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Carnegie Tech (1923-1926) |
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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]
