Barney Traynor

Barney Traynor
Personal information
Born:	November 24, 1894; Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	August 26, 1980 (aged 85); Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	South Division; (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College:	Colgate
Position:	Center
Career history
As a player:
	Milwaukee Badgers (1925);
As a coach:
	Wisconsin (1923–1925); Line coach; Michigan State (1926); Line coach;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bernard Philip "Barney" Traynor (November 24, 1894 – August 26, 1980) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1925 as a center. Traynor played college football at Colgate University.

Traynor was born on November 24, 1896, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.^[1] In 1923, he was hired as an assistant football coach at the University of Wisconsin under head coach John J. Ryan.^[2] He served as line coach at Wisconsin for two seasons, in 1923 and 1924. Traynor was appointed an assistant football coach at Michigan State College—now known as Michigan State University—in 1926 under head coach and athletic director Ralph H. Young.^[3] In 1926, Traynor wrote a lyric to music by Gaetano Donizetti, the Sextet from his opera, Lucia di Lammermoor, which is now the Michigan State alma mater, MSU Shadows.^[4] In 1928, he enrolled the University of Michigan Law School.^[5]

References

^ "Barney Traynor Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Traynor Signed to Help Coach Badger Eleven". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. July 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Traynor Has Accepted Grid Coaching Job". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. April 15, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Beaumont Tower Carillon". Michigan State University. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
^ "Barney Traynor Not Here To Coach". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. July 20, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

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[1] "Barney Traynor Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[2] "Traynor Signed to Help Coach Badger Eleven". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. July 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Traynor Has Accepted Grid Coaching Job". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. April 15, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Beaumont Tower Carillon". Michigan State University. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.

[5] "Barney Traynor Not Here To Coach". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. July 20, 1923. p. 13. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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