John Lyon

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.