Walter Byron (ice hockey player)

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Walter Byron
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 .

Winnipeg Falcons team photo before leaving for Antwerp in 1920

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 .

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