John Lyman (other)
John Lyman is the name of: * John Lyman (athlete) (1912–1989), American shot putter * John Lyman (American football) (?–?), American collegiate football coach * John Goodwin Lyman (1886–1967), American-Canadian painter See also * Lyman (other) Lyman may refer to: Places Ukraine * Lyman, Ukraine United States * Lyman, Iowa * Lyman, Maine * Lyman, Mississippi * Lyman, Nebraska * Lyman, New Hampshire * Lyman, Oklahoma * Lyman, South Carolina * Lyman, South Dakota * Lyman County, South D ...

John Lyman (athlete)
John Carnahan Lyman (March 19, 1912 – July 29, 1989) was an American shot putter and discus thrower who briefly held the shot put world record in 1934. Sports career Lyman studied at Stanford University and was one of many stand-out throwers coached by Dink Templeton. As a sophomore in 1932, he placed fourth in the shot at the United States Olympic Trials with a best throw of 15.30 m (50 ft in), one place from qualifying for the Olympic team. In 1933 he won the IC4A shot put championship with a mark of 16.06 m (52 ft in), the second-best put in the world that year behind Jack Torrance's 16.10 m. He placed third at the national championships that year, behind Torrance and Stanford teammate Gordon Dunn. Lyman continued to improve in 1934. The ensuing rivalry between him and Torrance was one of the highlights of the American track and field season, together with the duels of milers Glenn Cunningham and Bill Bonthron. On March 30, 1934 Lyman set ...
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John Lyman (American Football)
H. L. "John" Lyman was an American college football player and coach. Lyman attended Yale University where he played for three years on Yale's football teams. After leaving Yale, he served as the captain of a football team in Salt Lake City. In 1894, he was hired as the third head football coach for Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. The 1894 season was Doane's fifth season of college football, and Lyman was hired as part of the college's effort to secure "the very best coaching talent obtainable." He led the 1894 Doane football team to a 5–2 record, outscoring opponents by a total of 122 to 40. The season's highlights included a 12–0 victory over Western Interstate University Football Association champion Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe .... Head coach ...
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John Goodwin Lyman
John Goodwin Lyman (September 29, 1886 – May 26, 1967) was an American-born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal, Quebec. In the 1930s he did much to promote modern art in Canada, founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939. Stylistically he opposed both the Group of Seven and the Canadian Group of Painters, painting in a more refined style influenced by the School of Paris. Biography Formative Years (1886–1913) Lyman was born in Biddeford, Maine. His parents were Americans who emigrated to Victoria, British Columbia. After attending the High School of Montreal and spending two years at McGill University, Lyman departed for Paris in the spring of 1907, where he studied art until the fall, when at his father's urging he returned to study architecture at the Royal College of Art. January of next year found him back in Paris, where he studied at Académie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens. There he formed a friendship with fellow Canadian James Wilson Morri ...
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