Everett Yon
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1895 Blountstown, Florida, US |
| Died | November 25, 1965 (aged 70) Gainesville, Florida, US |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | Florida |
| Baseball | |
| 1915–1916 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1923–1924 | Florida (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1928 | Florida |
Col. Everett Marion Yon, Sr. (January 13, 1895 – November 25, 1965)[1] was a decorated U.S. Army officer, athlete, coach and athletics administrator. Yon was director of athletics at the University of Florida in Gainesville from 1925–28.[2]
Yon played for the
Fort Benning, Georgia, before returning to Gainesville in 1923 as a football coach and an ROTC instructor.[4]
He was a line coach at his alma mater under Gen.
Yon was later president of the university's booster club.[5] He was the director of Public Relations at the athletic department at the time of his death in 1965, following a long illness.[2]
He was the father of Everett Marion Yon, Jr., a West Point graduate with the class of 1956.[6][7]
See also
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
References
- ^ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- ^ The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. November 26, 1965. p. 49.
- ^ McEwen, The Gators, p. 60.
- The Orlando Sentinel. June 27, 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "Everett Yon Main Speaker". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. March 12, 1957. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Miss Mary Branan Wed in New Smyrna". The Orlando Sentinel. June 18, 1956. p. 5.
- ^ "Memorial: Everett M. Yon, Jr. 1956". West Point Association of Graduates.