Walter Byron (ice hockey player)
Date of birth | September 2, 1894 |
place of birth | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |
date of death | 22nd December 1971 |
Place of death | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |
Nickname | Wally |
position | goalkeeper |
Career stations | |
1920s | Winnipeg Falcons |
Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (born September 2, 1894 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada , † December 22, 1971 ibid) was an ice hockey goalkeeper .
At the Olympic Summer Games in Antwerp in 1920 he won the gold medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament with the Canadian national team , which was made up of players from the Winnipeg Falcons . In the same year he also won the Allan Cup with the Falcons .
Achievements and Awards
- 1920 gold medal at the Summer Olympics
- 1920 Allan Cup winner with the Winnipeg Falcons
Web links
- Walter Byron in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Byron, Walter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Byron, Jacob Walter; Byron, Wally |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1894 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnipeg , Manitoba |
DATE OF DEATH | 22nd December 1971 |
Place of death | Winnipeg , Manitoba |