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62 - John Lyon
| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 250 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Durham, N.C. |
| High School: | Hillside |
| Position: | DE |
| Major: | Psychology |
| House Affiliation: | Eliot |
At Harvard
2009: Appeared in all 10 games, collecting 31 tackles (14
solo) and 5.5 tackles for a loss of 31 yards, two sacks and seven
QB hurries ... Had a tackle for a loss in the season opener
at then-No. 23 Holy Cross ... Had five tackles including one
for a loss and a QB hurry in a win at Lehigh ... Had a sack in a
win over Dartmouth ... Had six tackles including two for a loss and
a sack against Penn ... Had four solo tackles and two QB hurries
including the final one, forcing Yale's Patrick Witt into an
interception with under a minute remaining in Harvard's 14-10
victory.
2008: Did not appear in a game ... Minor H
recipient.
Background:
At Hillside: Lettered in football and wrestling ... Football
captain as a senior ... All-Pac-6 conference at defensive end and
tight end ... Special teams and defensive lineman of the year ...
Team's Ironman award ... Valedictorian of school ... National Honor
Society.
Personal:
Aspires for a career in the medical research field.









