John Evans Layport (March 19, 1901 – November 4, 1986) was an American football player.
 John Layport, 1922 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | March 19, 1901 Pataskala, Ohio |
| Died: | November 4, 1986 (aged 85) Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | East (OH), Loveland (CO) |
| College: | Wooster |
| Position: | Guard, tackle |
| Career history | |
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Layport was born in 1901 in Pataskala, Ohio, and attended East High School in Cincinnati and Loveland High School.[1] He played college football for Wooster College from 1920 to 1922 as a guard and was the captain of the 1922 Wooster football team. His brothers, Herbert and Charles Layport, also played for Wooster's football team.[2][1]
Layport also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Columbus Tigers in 1924 and the Dayton Triangles in 1925 and 1926. He appeared in 13 NFL games.[3]
He served in the Army during World War II and worked as a traffic department executive from AT&T.[4] After retiring from AT&T, he moved to Virginia.[5] He was married to Marguerite LaPorte, an opera singer.[6] He died in 1986 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Johnnie Layport". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Guard Is Captain Of Wooster Eleven". The Mansfield News. November 14, 1922. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Layport". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "John E. Layport". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1986. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Christine Hall (May 9, 1961). "Couple Retired to Work". Richmond Times Dispatch. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broadway Try Successful For Deltaville Singer". Daily Press. March 17, 1957. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.