John Stacy Lyons (September 10, 1911 â November 26, 1981) was an American football player.
Lyons was born in Coronado, California, in 1911. He played college football as a back for Tulsa from 1930 to 1932, winning a reputation as a "heavy but fast back", a battering blocker and a "hard line smasher."
Lyons joined the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) in the fall of 1933. The Brooklyn Times Union described him as follows:<blockquote>Lyons is a blocking back and weighs 200 pounds. he combines all-around defensive skill and has been compared favorably with Father Lumpkin of Portsmouth in taking out a defensive end or back.</blockquote>
He played at the end position and appeared in two games for the Dodgers during the 1933 season.
Lyons died in 1981 in Bonita, California.