| Illinois Fighting Illini | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 12, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died: | October 17, 1989 (aged 76) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Rockford Central (IL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John True Beynon (July 12, 1913 – October 17, 1989) was an American football player. He was the quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team from 1932 to 1934 and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player in 1933 and 1934.
Early years
Beynon was born in Chicago in 1913 and grew up in Rockford, Illinois.[1]
University of Illinois
Beynon attended the University of Illinois. He was the quarterback of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team from 1932 to 1934.[2][3] He was selected as a first-team player on the 1933 and 1934 All-Big Ten Conference football teams.[4][5][6] He was also selected in 1934 as a second-team All-American by Red Grange Universal Service and a third-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.[1]
Later years
In 1935, Beynon was hired as an assistant football coach at Drake.[7] He later attended law school at the University of Illinois and served as a backfield coach and radio sports announcer during law school. He interrupted his legal career to serve in the military during World War II. He became the first public defender in Winnebago County, Illinois, in 1966, and later became an Illinois state court judge. He died in 1989.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "College Stars: Rockford QB helped Illini, turned down Bears". Rockford Register Star. December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Zup Shows New Star in Beynon". The Decatur Daily Review. November 13, 1932. p. 29.
- ^ "Illini Depend on Beynon for Smart Football". Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. November 2, 1933. p. 6.
- ^ "Big Ten Coaches Voted on Team". The Milwaukee Journal. November 28, 1933.
- ^ Francis Schmidt (November 23, 1934). "Minnesota Places Three Players Among Big Ten All-Star Selections". The Pittsburgh Press (NEA story). p. 8.
- ^ "United Press Places Five Gophers on Big Ten Team". The Pittsburgh Press (UP story). November 26, 1934.
- ^ "Beynon New Drake Coaching Aid". The Des Moines Register. September 7, 1935. p. 7.
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