Lloyd Eaton

Lloyd Eaton
Biographical details
Born(1918-03-23)March 23, 1918
DiedMarch 14, 2007(2007-03-14) (aged 88)
Nampa, Idaho, U.S.
Playing career
1938–1939Black Hills State
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1940Black Hills State (line)
1949–1955Alma
1956Northern Michigan
1957–1961Wyoming (DL)
1962–1970Wyoming
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1980?Green Bay Packers (dir. of player pers.)
Head coaching record
Overall104–53–5 (college)
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MIAA (1950–1951)
3 WAC (1966–1968)

Lloyd W. Eaton (March 23, 1918 – March 14, 2007) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head coach at Alma College (1949–1955), Northern Michigan University (1956), and the University of Wyoming (1962–1970), compiling a career college football record of 104–53–4. Eaton then worked as the director of player personnel for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Despite winning five conference championships with two teams, he is perhaps most known for his decision to kick 14 black players off of the Wyoming football team for discussing a protest against discrimination in 1969 that is infamously referred to as the "Black 14" incident.