American football player
 John Layport, 1922 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | (1901-03-19)March 19, 1901 Pataskala, Ohio |
| Died: | November 4, 1986(1986-11-04) (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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John Evans Layport (March 19, 1901 – November 4, 1986) was an American football player.
Layport was born in 1901 in Pataskala, Ohio, and attended East High School in Cincinnati and Loveland High School. 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.
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.
He served in the Army during World War II and worked as a traffic department executive from AT&T. After retiring from AT&T, he moved to Virginia. He was married to Marguerite LaPorte, an opera singer. He died in 1986 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.